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What is a word that captures the *desire* to empathize?

English Language & Usage Asked by nitsua60 on December 10, 2020

[I’ve checked all the single-word-requests about empathy; they mostly deal with those who lack empathy or somehow empathize "wrongly."]

Empathy is (roughly) the ability to understand another’s experience, to put oneself in another’s shoes.

Is there a word that captures the desire to empathize? Or the enjoyment thereof or satisfaction derived therefrom?

One Answer

Solicitude is the nearest I can think of.

Solicitude: the quality of caring about other people's comfort, safety, and how they feel.

Example: I'm touched by your solicitude.


[Cambridge English Dictionary]

As a quality of another quality, it may fit your question.

Answered by Anton on December 10, 2020

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