sympathetic
Of, related to, feeling, showing, or characterized by sympathy.
Example
“John looked very upset. I gave him a sympathetic look.”
Other meanings
Showing approval of or favor towards an idea or action.
Attracting the liking of others. of a person
Related words
- himpathetic
- sympatheticism
- sympatheticolytic
- sympathin
- reflex sympathetic dystrophy
- sympathetic chain
- sympathetic nervous system
- sympathetic magic
- sympathetic trunk
- sympathetic string
- sympathetic detonation
- sympathetic hyperactivity
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "sympathēticus".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “sympathetic” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.