Definition of sympathetic Sympathetic

/sɪˌmpʌθɛˈtɪk/ - [simputhetik] - sym•pa•thet•ic

We found 13 definitions of sympathetic from 4 different sources.

What does sympathetic mean?

WordNet

Adjective
sympathetic - 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"
		unsympathetic not sympathetic or disposed toward; "unsympathetic officialdom"; "people unsympathetic to the revolution"; "his dignity made him seem aloof and unsympathetic"
		compassionate showing or having compassion; "heard the soft and compassionate voices of women"
		congenial (used of plants) capable of cross-fertilization or of being grafted
		kind tolerant and forgiving under provocation; "our neighbor was very kind about the window our son broke"
		commiserative feeling or expressing sympathy; "made commiserative clicking sounds with his tongue"- Kenneth Roberts
		condolent expressing sympathy with a person who experienced the death of a loved one
sympathetic - (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings; "the sympathetic characters in the play"
		appealing, likeable, likable
		drama the quality of being arresting or highly emotional
sympathetic - of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system; "sympathetic neurons"; "sympathetic stimulation"
		physiology processes and functions of an organism
		general anatomy, anatomy a detailed analysis; "he studied the anatomy of crimes"
sympathetic - having similar disposition and tastes; "with their many similar tastes, he found her a most sympathetic companion"
		similar marked by correspondence or resemblance; "similar food at similar prices"; "problems similar to mine"; "they wore similar coats"
sympathetic - 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"
		charitable, benevolent, kindly, good-hearted, openhearted, large-hearted
		kind tolerant and forgiving under provocation; "our neighbor was very kind about the window our son broke"
sympathetic - relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body; "sympathetic vibration"
		harmonic

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Wiktionary

sympathetic (Adjective)
Of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy.
sympathetic (Adjective)
Of or relating to similarity.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

sympathetic (a.)
Inclined to sympathy; sympathizing.
sympathetic (a.)
Produced by, or expressive of, sympathy.
sympathetic (a.)
Produced by sympathy; -- applied particularly to symptoms or affections. See Sympathy.
sympathetic (a.)
Of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system or some of its branches; produced by stimulation on the sympathetic nervious system or some part of it; as, the sympathetic saliva, a modified form of saliva, produced from some of the salivary glands by stimulation of a sympathetic nerve fiber.