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1. (adj.) sympathetic
characterized by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feeling sympathy; sympathizing; compassionate:
a sympathetic listener.
2. sympathetic
in harmony with one's tastes, mood, or disposition; congenial:
a sympathetic companion.
3. sympathetic
looking upon with favor (often fol. by to or toward):
She is sympathetic to the project.
4. sympathetic
pertaining to that part of the autonomic nervous system that originates in the thoracic and lumbar region of the spinal cord and that regulates involuntary reactions to stress, stimulating the heartbeat, breathing rate, sweating, and other physiological processes.
5. sympathetic
noting or pertaining to vibrations, sounds, etc., produced by a body as the direct result of similar vibrations in a different body.
Etymology: (1635–45; < NL sympathēticus < Gk sympathētikós. See sym -, pathetic)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) sympathetic
of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
"sympathetic neurons"; "sympathetic stimulation"
2. (adj) sympathetic
expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings; disposed toward
"sympathetic to the students' cause"; "a sympathetic observer"; "a sympathetic gesture"
3. (adj) charitable, benevolent, kindly, sympathetic, good-hearted, openhearted, large-hearted
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
"was charitable in his opinions of others"; "kindly criticism"; "a kindly act"; "sympathetic words"; "a large-hearted mentor"
4. (adj) sympathetic, appealing, likeable, likable
(of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings
"the sympathetic characters in the play"
5. (adj) sympathetic
having similar disposition and tastes
"with their many similar tastes, he found her a most sympathetic companion"
6. (adj) harmonic, sympathetic
relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body
"sympathetic vibration"
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1. (adjective) sympathetic
feeling understanding and sorrow for sb's problems
a sympathetic listener; It's hard to feel sympathetic toward him.
2. sympathetic
feeling support for sth
local leaders who are sympathetic to the ruling party; "I'm so sorry," he said sympathetically.
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1. (adj) sympathetic
inclined to sympathy; sympathizing
2. (adj) sympathetic
produced by, or expressive of, sympathy
3. (adj) sympathetic
produced by sympathy; -- applied particularly to symptoms or affections. See Sympathy
4. (adj) sympathetic
of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system or some of its branches; produced by stimulation on the sympathetic nervious system or some part of it; as, the sympathetic saliva, a modified form of saliva, produced from some of the salivary glands by stimulation of a sympathetic nerve fiber
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