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sympathetic
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adjective (a)
- of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system(adj.pert)Example:
Sympathetic neurons.
Sympathetic stimulation.
source: wordnet30 - expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings; disposed toward(adj.all)Example:
Sympathetic to the students' cause.
A sympathetic observer.
A sympathetic gesture.
source: wordnet30 - (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings(adj.all)Example:
The sympathetic characters in the play.
source: wordnet30 - Inclined to sympathy; sympathizing.(adjective)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity(adj.all)Example:
Sympathetic words.
source: wordnet30 - having similar disposition and tastes(adj.all)Example:
With their many similar tastes, he found her a most sympathetic companion.
source: wordnet30 - relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body(adj.all)Example:
Sympathetic vibration.
source: wordnet30
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