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adj
Of, related to, feeling, showing, or characterized by sympathy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unsympathetic
adj
Of, related to, feeling, showing, or characterized by sympathy.
Showing approval of or favor towards an idea or action.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: approving
Antonyms: unsympathetic
adj
Attracting the liking of others. (of a person)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Attracting the liking of others. (of a person)
Designed in a sensitive or appropriate way.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, construction, manufacturing
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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adj
Relating to, producing, or denoting an effect which arises through an affinity, interdependence, or mutual association.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: relational
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adj
Relating to, producing, or denoting an effect which arises through an affinity, interdependence, or mutual association.
A supernatural connection or power resulting from two items having the same form or some other correspondence. (of magic)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: relational
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adj
Relating to, producing, or denoting an effect which arises through an affinity, interdependence, or mutual association.
Relating to musical tones produced by sympathetic vibration or to strings so tuned as to sound by sympathetic vibration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: relational
Qualifier: sound
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adj
Relating to or denoting the part of the autonomic nervous system consisting of nerves arising from ganglia near the middle part of the spinal cord, supplying the internal organs, blood vessels, and glands, and balancing the action of the parasympathetic nerves.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: relational
Topics: anatomy, medicine, neuroanatomy, neurology, neuroscience, sciences
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: parasympathetic
noun
A sympathetic nerve.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, neuroanatomy, neurology, neuroscience, sciences
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adjective
expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings; disposed toward
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unsympathetic
adjective
(of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: appealing, likeable, likable
Antonyms: unsympathetic
adjective
of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: harmonic
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adjective satellite
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: charitable, benevolent, kindly, good-hearted, openhearted, large-hearted
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
having similar disposition and tastes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Mid 17th century in the sense “relating to an affinity or paranormal influence”, from Latin sympathēticus. By surface analysis, sympathy + -etic (“pertaining to”); compare pathetic. Displaced native Old English efnþrōwiende.
Across languages
47 source translations are retained for this English entry.
