Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An obsolete form of comparison.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun The feeling of joy associated with seeing a loved one love another; contrasted with jealousy.

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Examples

  • Polys call this process "compersion" — or learning to find personal fulfillment in the emotional and sexual satisfaction of your partner, even if you're not the one doing the satisfying.

    Only You. And You. And You. 2009

  • Most of all, it involves a very wonderful word, "compersion," which poly writers describe as the opposite of jealousy.

    Radical Love: An interview with Natty Seidenverg 2009

  • We are all capable of being poly, provided we can develop compersion (the capacity to take pleasure in the enjoyment by someone you love, of their love for another).

    How to Save the World 2009

  • We are all capable of being poly, provided we can develop compersion (the capacity to take pleasure in the enjoyment by someone you love, of their love for another).

    How to Save the World 2009

  • We are all capable of being poly, provided we can develop compersion (the capacity to take pleasure in the enjoyment by someone you love, of their love for another).

    How to Save the World 2009

  • We are all capable of being poly, provided we can develop compersion (the capacity to take pleasure in the enjoyment by someone you love, of their love for another).

    How to Save the World 2009

  • Poly teaches you (by necessity) skills that make you a more lovable and valuable community member, skills that will be critical to know to cope with 21st century crises: communication skills, compersion, self-knowledge, honesty, patience, consensus-building, conflict resolution etc.

    unknown title 2009

  • Poly teaches you (by necessity) skills that make you a more lovable and valuable community member, skills that will be critical to know to cope with 21st century crises: communication skills, compersion, self-knowledge, honesty, patience, consensus-building, conflict resolution etc.

    How to Save the World 2009

  • We are all capable of being poly, provided we can develop compersion (the capacity to take pleasure in the enjoyment by someone you love, of their love for another).

    unknown title 2009

  • Poly teaches you (by necessity) skills that make you a more lovable and valuable community member, skills that will be critical to know to cope with 21st century crises: communication skills, compersion, self-knowledge, honesty, patience, consensus-building, conflict resolution etc.

    How to Save the World 2009

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  • Definition

    compersion. n. To be happy that someone else is happy. The opposite of jealousy; delight in another's good fortune.

    He felt compersion when his daughter won the lead in the school play.

    She had moved on, and now felt compersion that her ex-husband was able to remarry.

    October 17, 2007

  • Sort of the good-spirited opposite of schadenfreude.

    October 17, 2007

  • Oh man. You said that word :-|

    October 17, 2007

  • The S-word. *shudder*

    October 17, 2007

  • this is such a useful word.

    May 3, 2010