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interesting
English
Etymology
From interest +? -ing.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??nt??st??/, /??nt??st??/
- (US) IPA(key): /??nt???st??/, /??nt(?)??st??/, /??nt(?)??st??/, /??nt???st??/
- ,
Adjective
interesting (comparative more interesting, superlative most interesting)
- (obsolete) Of concern; affecting, important.
- 1791, James Boswell, Life of Johnson, Oxford 2008, p. 48:
- He indeed had good reason to be offended; for though Dr. Swinfen's motive was good, he inconsiderately betrayed a matter deeply interesting and of great delicacy, which had been entrusted to him in conference […] .
- 1791, James Boswell, Life of Johnson, Oxford 2008, p. 48:
- Arousing or holding the attention or interest of someone.
- 2015-11-22, Stan Lee, "Marvel's Stan Lee: 'I'd never really thought of doing comics for a living.'", The Guardian:
- Comics were just another form of entertainment to me, but it got to be more and more interesting every day.
- 2015-11-22, Stan Lee, "Marvel's Stan Lee: 'I'd never really thought of doing comics for a living.'", The Guardian:
- (euphemistic) Pregnant. [from 18th c.]
- 1751, Tobias Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, vol. III, ch. 88:
- I found myself in a fair way of being a mother; and that I might be near my own relations, in such an interesting situation, I and my dear companion departed from H—n, not without great reluctance […] .
- 1839, Charles Dickens, Nicholas Nickleby:
- Mrs Lenville (who, as has been before hinted, was in an interesting state) rushed from the rear rank of ladies, and uttering a piercing scream threw herself upon the body.
- 1928, WB Maxwell, We Forget Because We Must:
- I'm afraid I seem to make heavy weather of my interesting condition.
- 1751, Tobias Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, vol. III, ch. 88:
Synonyms
- absorbing
Antonyms
- uninteresting
- boring
Derived terms
- interesting condition
- interestingly
- interestingness
Translations
Verb
interesting
- present participle of interest
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compassionate
English
Etymology
A pseudo-Latin form of French compassionné, past participle of compassionner (“feel sorry for”).
Pronunciation
- (UK, adjective) IPA(key): /k?m?pæ??n?t/
- (UK, verb) IPA(key): /k?m?pæ??ne?t/
Adjective
compassionate (comparative more compassionate, superlative most compassionate)
- Having, feeling or showing compassion (to or toward someone).
- Synonyms: empathetic, sympathetic, ruthful
- (names given to God in Islam)
- 1611, John Donne, An Anatomy of the World, London: Samuel Macham,[1]
- As a compassionate Turcoyse which doth tell
- By looking pale, the wearer is not well,
- 1675, Robert South, A Sermon preached at Christ-Church, in Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, London: Thomas Bennett, 1692, p. 574,[2]
- […] there never was any heart truly great and generous, that was not also tender, and compassionate.
- 1850, Charles Dickens, David Copperfield, London: Bradbury and Evans, Chapter 49, p. 502,[3]
- He was by nature so exceedingly compassionate of anyone who seemed to be ill at ease […] that he shook hands with Mr. Micawber, at least half-a-dozen times in five minutes.
- 2007, Mohsin Hamid, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, Orlando: Harcourt, Chapter 7, p. 99,[4]
- […] the compassionate pangs I felt for soon-to-be redundant workers were not overwhelming in their frequency; our job required a degree of commitment that left one with rather limited time for such distractions.
- Given to someone as an exception because of a family emergency or a death in their family.
- (obsolete) Inviting or asking for pity.
- Synonym: pitiable
- c. 1595, William Shakespeare, Richard II, Act I, Scene 3,[5]
- It boots thee not to be compassionate:
- After our sentence plaining comes too late.
Derived terms
- compassionately
- compassionateness
- uncompassionate
Translations
Verb
compassionate (third-person singular simple present compassionates, present participle compassionating, simple past and past participle compassionated)
- (transitive, archaic) To feel compassion (for someone or with regard to something); to regard (someone or something) with compassion.
- Synonyms: pity, feel sorry for
- 1602, Thomas Lodge (translator), The Famous and Memorable Workes of Josephus, London: G. Bishop et al., Chapter 6, p. 733,[6]
- […] seeing them die so wofully in the flames, he compassionated them.
- 1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Dublin: John Smith, Volume 1, Book 2, Chapter 6, p. 83,[7]
- The Justice which Mr. Allworthy had executed on Partridge, at first met with universal Approbation; but no sooner had he felt its Consequences, than his Neighbours began to relent, and to compassionate his Case;
- 1794, William Godwin, Things as They Are; or, The Adventures of Caleb Williams, London: B. Crosby, Volume 2, Chapter 1, p. 4,[8]
- And yet I could not help bitterly compassionating the honest fellow, brought to the gallows, as he was, strictly speaking, by the machinations of that devil incarnate, Mr. Tyrrel.
- 1847, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, London: Smith, Elder, Volume 1, Chapter 3, p. 38,[9]
- “ […] if she were a nice, pretty child, one might compassionate her forlornness; but one really cannot care for such a little toad as that.”
Translations
Italian
Verb
compassionate
- second-person plural present indicative of compassionare
- second-person plural imperative of compassionare
- feminine plural of compassionato
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- what's compassionate release
- what's compassionate use
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