compassionnel
French, adjective/kɔ̃.pa.sjɔ.nɛl/
compassionnel is spelled C-O-M-P-A-S-S-I-O-N-N-E-L (13 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written French, the 110,748th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Compassionnel is a French adjective meaning “compassionate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui fait preuve de compassion, de commisération”.
What does compassionnel mean in English?
adjective
- 1
compassionate
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui fait preuve de compassion, de commisération. 2. De la dernière chance. Caractérise un traitement administré à un patient dont la fin de vie est proche et certaine ; traitement dont on ne sait pas s'il sera efficace mais que l'on s'autorise néanmoins à utiliser en désespoir de cause, espérant qu'il fasse effet.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of compassionnel
- compassionnelle feminine
- compassionnels masculine plural
- compassionnelles feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce compassionnel?
- /kɔ̃.pa.sjɔ.nɛl/
- /kɔ̃.pɑ.sjɔ.nɛl/
- \kɔ̃.pa.sjɔ.nɛl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is compassionnel in French?
compassionnel appears about once in every 11 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).