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sym·pa·thet·ic
I. \|simpə|thed.]ik, -et], ]ēk\ adjective
Etymology: New Latin sympatheticus, from Greek sympatheia sympathy + -ētikos (as in pathētikos pathetic)
1. : existing or operating through a real or assumed affinity, interdependence, or mutual association in which the condition of one thing influences sometimes in an occult way that of a separate unrelated thing
< cut hair and nails are supposed by primitive man to remain in a sympathetic relation with their original owner — J.G.Frazer >
< the sympathetic exhilaration of so many people's cheerfulness — Nathaniel Hawthorne >
2.
a. : of such nature or character that coexistence, accord, or association is feasible or satisfying : not discordant or antagonistic
< antipathetic to the law of community living, but sympathetic to the law of survival — Agnes N. Keith >
< sympathetic to slum-clearance programs >
b. : appropriate to one's mood, inclinations, or disposition : having qualities leading to kindly acceptance, gratification, appreciation, or pleasurable association
< meekness was not a quality that she found sympathetic — Helen Howe >
< found a sympathetic medium in wood engraving — Herbert Read >
c. : marked by kindly or pleased appreciation
< in general the treatment of the subject is sympathetic rather than hostile — W.L.Sperry >
3. : given to, marked by, or arising from sympathy, compassion, friendly fellow feelings, and sensitivity to others' emotions
< when you are cold and critical, instead of sympathetic — Nathaniel Hawthorne >
< a sympathetic gesture >
4. : favorably inclined : showing attitudes or preferences in harmony : approving, favoring
< those more sympathetic to your ways or views — M.R.Cohen >
< not sympathetic to the idea of a sales tax >
5. : showing empathy : exhibiting ready comprehension of others' mental states : led by disposition or intuition to a warm friendly appreciative interest in others
< though some considered her arrogant and forbidding, I found her personality sympathetic — Edmund Wilson >
6.
a. : of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
b. : mediated by or acting on the sympathetic nerves
7. : relating to musical tones produced by means of sympathetic vibration (as from a resonator or resonance cavity)
< sympathetic tones >
or so tuned as to sound by sympathetic vibration rather than by being struck, plucked, or bowed
< sympathetic string >
Synonyms: see consonant, tender
II. noun
(-s)
: a sympathetic structure; especially : sympathetic nervous system |