Sympathetic definition
To be sympathetic to a plan.
A sympathetic glance.
Sympathetic surroundings.
A sympathetic glance.
John looked very upset. I gave him a sympathetic look.
An example of sympathetic is a person who feels badly for a friend who lost her job.
An example of sympathetic is a person who connects to another because of a shared passion for environmentalism.
Sympathetic strings.
Sympathetic strings.
Not at all sympathetic to the proposal.
Sympathetic surroundings.
A sympathetic neuron; sympathetic stimulation.
Not at all sympathetic to her proposal.
A sympathetic neuron; sympathetic stimulation.
Alternative Forms
Origin of sympathetic
- Greek sumpathētikos from sumpatheia sympathy sympathy
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition