Sympathy Definition
sĭmpə-thē
sympathies
noun
sympathies
An expression of such feeling.
Offered our sympathies to the mourning family.
American Heritage Medicine
Agreement in qualities; harmony; accord.
Webster's New World
A mutual liking or understanding arising from sameness of feeling.
Webster's New World
Pity or compassion felt for another's trouble, suffering, etc.
Webster's New World
Sameness of feeling; affinity between persons or of one person for another.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- agreement. See syn. study at pity.pity
- close relation
- alliance
- concord
- harmony
- unity
- agreement
- accord
- understanding
- fellow-feeling
- commiseration
- compassion
- rapport
- warmth
- tenderness
Other Word Forms of Sympathy
Noun
Singular:
sympathy
Plural:
sympathiesOrigin of Sympathy
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Latin sympathīa natural affinity, fellow feeling from Greek sumpatheia from sumpathēs affected by like feelings sun- syn- pathos emotion kwent(h)- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Middle French sympathie, from Late Latin sympathia, from Ancient Greek συμπάθεια (sumpatheia), from σύν (sun, “with, together") + πάθος (pathos, “suffering").
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