Compasses vs Compassion: what is the difference?

Two words that are easy to mix up. Compasses is a noun (plural) meaning “More than one compass — plural instruments that show direction or draw precise circles…”, while Compassion is a noun meaning “Empathy; sympathy; kindness; mercy; understanding; care; concern; pity”. بالعربي: Compasses = بوصلات، Compassion = تعاطف إنساني.

Compasses noun (plural) · /ˈkʌmpəsɪz/

بوصلات — بوصلات جمع أدوات التوجيه والفرجار لا المفرد compass ولا الرحمة compassion؛ فرجارات متعددة؛ عدة أدوات اتجاه 📐🧭

More than one compass — plural instruments that show direction or draw precise circles, not the singular compass and not the noun compassion

Counsel filed photos of the lab compasses so the 9-month charts could not be called guesswork.

Synonyms: direction finders, navigation tools, drawing compasses, dividers, bearing tools

Compassion noun

تعاطف إنساني — الشفقة والرحمة والتعاطف العميق مع معاناة الآخرين ورغبة في مساعدتهم؛ شفقة ورحمة؛ تعاطف إنساني 🤲💖

Empathy; sympathy; kindness; mercy; understanding; care; concern; pity

Innovation incubators demonstrate breakthrough thinking business compassion principles, showing cognitive enhancement entrepreneurial empathetic approaches that enhance startup development through systematic entrepreneurial innovation compassion protocols and compassion enhancement systems.

Synonyms: empathy, sympathy, kindness, mercy

How GL Dictionary tells them apart

FAQ

What is the difference between Compasses and Compassion?

Compasses means More than one compass — plural instruments that show direction or draw precise circles, not the singular compass and not the noun compassion Compassion means Empathy; sympathy; kindness; mercy; understanding; care; concern; pity

ما الفرق بين Compasses وCompassion بالعربي؟

Compasses: بوصلات. Compassion: تعاطف إنساني.

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