sympathetic

English

Alternative forms

• sympathetick (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk/

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• Rhymes: -ɛtɪk

Adjective

sympathetic (comparative more sympathetic, superlative most sympathetic)

1. of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy

   John looked very upset. I gave him a sympathetic look.

   Antonym: unsympathetic

2. relating to similarity

   Sympathetic magic is based on imitation or correspondence.

3. (physiology) relating to the sympathetic nervous system

   Sympathetic innervation involves epinephrine.

   Antonym: parasympathetic

4. relating to sounds induced by vibrations conveyed through a fluid from a body already in vibration

Derived terms

• parasympathetic nervous system
• sympathetic nervous system

 

Translations

of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy

• Catalan: simpàtic (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 同情的

• Dutch: sympathiek (nl)
• Finnish: myötätuntoinen (fi)
• French: sympathique (fr)
• German: mitfühlend (de)
• Greek:

  Ancient: συμπαθής (sumpathḗs)

• Hungarian: együttérző (hu), rokonszenvező
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• Irish: báúil, cásmhar, comhbhách, comhbhraiteach, comhghoilliúnach, páirteach, taobhaitheach
• Italian: sensibile (it)
• Latin: misericors (la)
• Maori: pukuaroha, pūaroha
• Portuguese: simpático (pt) m, simpática (pt) f
• Russian: сочувствующий (ru) (sočuvstvujuščij)
• Spanish: compasivo (es), comprensivo, amable (es)
• Swedish: sympatisk (sv)
• Westrobothnian:
• Yiddish: סימפּאַטיש (simpatish)