empathic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (General-American) audio
- /ɛmˈpæθɪk/
Etymology
Etymology tree English empathy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English empathic From empathy + -ic.
Meanings
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Showing or expressing empathy.
Be fair to people: even those who manage to be empathic can't be telepathic. They're only human — they can't read your mind.
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Of, pertaining to, or being an empath, having an extraordinarily high capability of sensing the emotions of others. ▸ Doing so through psychological talent or training.
Be fair to people: not everyone can be empathic, like Cathy is. Her gift is rare.
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Of, pertaining to, or being an empath, having an extraordinarily high capability of sensing the emotions of others. ▸ Doing so through psychicness, telepathy, etc: that is, through either supernatural powers or neurotechnological powers.
I didn't know he was empathic until I realized that he had evidently read my mind with his cyborg implant.
Near-synonyms: telempathic, telepathic
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more empathic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most empathic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Coordinates
sympathetic · telepathic · telempathic · telempathic · sympathetic[Appendix:Glossary · telepathic
Deriveds
empathic embarrassment · overempathic · nonempathic · unempathic · empathically
Synonyms
telepathic · telempathic · empathetic
Translations (20)
nn empatisk (showing or expressing empathy) · mi ngākau aroha (showing or expressing empathy) · de einfühlend (showing or expressing empathy) · nb empatisk (showing or expressing empathy) · de einfühlsam (showing or expressing empathy) · bg съпричастен (showing or expressing empathy) · de teilnahmsvoll (showing or expressing empathy) · sv empatisk (showing or expressing empathy) · es empático (showing or expressing empathy) · fi empaattinen (showing or expressing empathy) · hu empatikus (showing or expressing empathy) · de empathisch (showing or expressing empathy) · nl empathisch (showing or expressing empathy) · it empatico (showing or expressing empathy) · da empatisk (showing or expressing empathy) · ca empàtic (showing or expressing empathy) · fr empathique (showing or expressing empathy) · de mitfühlend (showing or expressing empathy) · cs empatický (showing or expressing empathy) · unm kwëtamàlsi (showing or expressing empathy)