Explore Compersion through 5 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Compersion in a sentence
Compersion meaning
- Vicarious joy associated with seeing one's partner have a joyful romantic or sexual relationship with another person.
- The feeling of joy one has experiencing another's joy, such as in witnessing a toddler's joy and feeling joy in response.
Using Compersion
- The main meaning on this page is: Vicarious joy associated with seeing one's partner have a joyful romantic or sexual relationship with another person. | The feeling of joy one has experiencing another's joy, such as in witnessing a toddler's joy and feeling joy in response.
Context around Compersion
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Compersion
- In this selection, "compersion" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, emotion and see stand out and add context to how "compersion" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include comment that compersion can coexist and compersion has often. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "compersion" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with compersion
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
They comment that compersion can coexist with jealous feelings. (9 words)
Compersion has often been referred to as "the opposite of jealousy ". (11 words)
Within the polyamorous community there is a word for the opposite emotion, “compersion” – the feeling of joy that someone else is happy. (22 words)
It is usually preferred or encouraged that a polyamorist strive to view their partners' other significant others (often referred to as OSOs) in terms of the gain to their partners' lives rather than a threat to their own (see compersion). (40 words)
Therefore, jealousy and possessiveness are generally viewed not so much as something to avoid or structure the relationships around, but as responses that should be explored, understood, and resolved within each individual, with compersion as a goal. (37 words)
Within the polyamorous community there is a word for the opposite emotion, “compersion” – the feeling of joy that someone else is happy. (22 words)
Example sentences (5)
Within the polyamorous community there is a word for the opposite emotion, “compersion” – the feeling of joy that someone else is happy.
Compersion has often been referred to as "the opposite of jealousy ".
It is usually preferred or encouraged that a polyamorist strive to view their partners' other significant others (often referred to as OSOs) in terms of the gain to their partners' lives rather than a threat to their own (see compersion).
Therefore, jealousy and possessiveness are generally viewed not so much as something to avoid or structure the relationships around, but as responses that should be explored, understood, and resolved within each individual, with compersion as a goal.
They comment that compersion can coexist with jealous feelings.