Compassion vs Gusto - What's the difference?
compassion | gusto | Related terms |
Deep awareness of the suffering of another, coupled with the wish to relieve it
* 1849 , Robert Leighton (Archbishop of Glasgow), A practical commentary upon the first Epistle of St. Peter (page 47)
(obsolete) To pity.
* 1607 , , IV. i. 124:
enthusiasm; enjoyment, vigor
* 1993 , , The Dictator’s Dream , Dark Horse Books
Compassion is a related term of gusto.
As verbs the difference between compassion and gusto
is that compassion is (obsolete) to pity while gusto is .As a noun compassion
is deep awareness of the suffering of another, coupled with the wish to relieve it.compassion
English
Noun
- Oh! the unspeakable privilege to have Him for our Father, who is the Father of mercies and compassions , and those not barren, fruitless pityings, for He is withal the God of all consolations.
Synonyms
* empathy, pity, ruth, tenderheartedness, sorrow * kindness, heart, mercyDerived terms
* compassionate * compassion fatigueVerb
(en verb)- O heavens, can you hear a good man groan / And not relent, or not compassion him?
External links
* * ----gusto
English
Noun
(-)- He sang with more gusto than talent.
- And the sound increases … the power grows … gusto becomes something else: rage .