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say it: sim-puh-THET-ik
sympathetic is an adjective meaning "of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system". It carries 6 recorded senses.
of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
“sympathetic neurons”
“sympathetic stimulation”
physiology · anatomy
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”
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”
(of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings
“the sympathetic characters in the play”
drama
having similar disposition and tastes
“with their many similar tastes, he found her a most sympathetic companion”
relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body
“sympathetic vibration”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for sympathetic come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.