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Meaning of 'sympathetic'
Meaning of 'sympathetic' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Sympathetic 
[ a.]
- Inclined to sympathy; sympathizing. [ a.]- Produced by, or expressive of, sympathy.
- Produced by sympathy; -- applied particularly to symptoms or affections. See Sympathy.
- 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.
Meaning of 'sympathetic' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. sympathetic [ a]
[ a]Meaning (1):
- of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
- of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
Example in sentence:
- sympathetic neurons;
- sympathetic stimulation
Meaning (2):
- expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings; disposed toward
- expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings; disposed toward
Example in sentence:
- a sympathetic gesture;
- a sympathetic observer;
- sympathetic to the students' cause
Meaning (3):
- (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings
- (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings
Example in sentence:
- the sympathetic characters in the play
2. sympathetic [ s]
[ s]Meaning (4):
- relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body
- relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body
Example in sentence:
- sympathetic vibration
Meaning (5):
- showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
- showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
Example in sentence:
- a kindly act;
- a large-hearted mentor;
- kindly criticism;
- sympathetic words;
- was charitable in his opinions of others
Meaning (6):
- having similar disposition and tastes
- having similar disposition and tastes
Example in sentence:
- with their many similar tastes, he found her a most sympathetic companion
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