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Meaning of sympathetic
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sympathetic
adj 1: of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system;
"sympathetic neurons"; "sympathetic stimulation"
2: 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" [ant: {unsympathetic}]
3: 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" [syn: {charitable}, {benevolent},
{kindly}, {sympathetic}, {good-hearted}, {openhearted},
{large-hearted}]
4: (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or
sympathetic feelings; "the sympathetic characters in the
play" [syn: {sympathetic}, {appealing}, {likeable},
{likable}] [ant: {unappealing}, {unlikable}, {unlikeable},
{unsympathetic}]
5: having similar disposition and tastes; "with their many
similar tastes, he found her a most sympathetic companion"
6: relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations
in a nearby body; "sympathetic vibration" [syn: {harmonic},
{sympathetic}]
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