Definitions
adjective
evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings
“the sympathetic characters in the play”
adjective
relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body
“sympathetic vibration”
adjective
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
“sympathetic words”
adjective
expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings; disposed toward
“sympathetic to the students' cause”
adjective
having similar disposition and tastes
“with their many similar tastes, he found her a most sympathetic companion”
adjective
of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
“sympathetic neurons”
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