sympathetic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˌsɪm.pəˈθɛt.ɪk/
Etymology
Mid 17th century in the sense “relating to an affinity or paranormal influence”, from Latin sympathēticus. By surface analysis, sympathy + -etic (“pertaining to”); compare pathetic. Displaced native Old English efnþrōwiende.
Meanings
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Of, related to, feeling, showing, or characterized by sympathy.
John looked very upset. I gave him a sympathetic look.
Vaublanc, in San Domingo so sympathetic to the sorrows of labour in France, had to fly from Paris in August, 1792, to escape the wrath of the French workers.
1963, C. L. R. James, The Black Jacobins, 2nd revised edition, page 14:
- Of, related to, feeling, showing, or characterized by sympathy. ▸ Showing approval of or favor towards an idea or action.
- Attracting the liking of others. (of a person)
- Attracting the liking of others. (of a person) ▸ Designed in a sensitive or appropriate way.
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(relational) Relating to, producing, or denoting an effect which arises through an affinity, interdependence, or mutual association.
sympathetic ink
Sympathetic magic is based on imitation or correspondence.
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(relational) Relating to, producing, or denoting an effect which arises through an affinity, interdependence, or mutual association. ▸ A supernatural connection or power resulting from two items having the same form or some other correspondence. (of magic)
One of his great enthusiasms was for a "sympathetic" weapon salve, an idea originating in Paracelsus.
1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 225:
- (qualifier:sound, relational) Relating to, producing, or denoting an effect which arises through an affinity, interdependence, or mutual association. ▸ Relating to musical tones produced by sympathetic vibration or to strings so tuned as to sound by sympathetic vibration.
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(relational) Relating to or denoting the part of the autonomic nervous system consisting of nerves arising from ganglia near the middle part of the spinal cord, supplying the internal organs, blood vessels, and glands, and balancing the action of the parasympathetic nerves.
Sympathetic innervation involves epinephrine.
It was suggested that adrenaline might act at the junction of sympathetic nerves and the effector organs, and that adrenaline might be released at sympathetic nerve endings.
1967, Leslie L. Iversen, The Uptake and Storage of Noradrenaline in Sympathetic Nerves, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 23:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sympathetical | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more sympathetic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most sympathetic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| sympathetick | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Antonyms
unsympathetic · parasympathetic · unsympathetic
Deriveds
sympatho- · himpathetic · sympathetic magic · presympathetic · sympatheticness · sympathetic nervous system · nonsympathetic · orthosympathetic · antisympathetic · sympath- · sympathin · vagosympathetic · sympatheticism · sympathetically · sympathetic ink · sympathetic string · sympitar · sympathetic powder · sympathetic vibration · oversympathetic · oculosympathetic · sympathetic detonation · perisympathetic · vestibulosympathetic · unsympathetic · sympathetic trunk · reflex sympathetic dystrophy · somatosympathetic · cardiosympathetic · sympathetic hyperactivity · sympathetic chain · sympatheticolytic · parasympathetic · neurosympathetic
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Synonyms
Translations (49)
ca simpàtic (of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy) · ga comhbhách (of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy) · grc συμπαθής (of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy) · ga comhghoilliúnach (of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy) · ga cásmhar (of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy) · pl współczujący (of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy) · pt simpático (of a person: attracting the liking of others) · pt simpático (of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy) · es simpatizador (of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy) · de mitfühlend (of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy) · is hluttekningarsamur (of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy) · es simpático (of a person: attracting the liking of others) · ru сочувствующий (of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy) · nb sympatisk (of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy) · cmn 交感的 (relating to part of the autonomic nervous system) · sv sympatisk (of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy) · unm kwëtamàlsi (of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy) · mi pukuaroha (of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy) · yi סימפּאַטיש (of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy) · hu együttérző (of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy) · ga páirteach (of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy) · tr sevimli (of a person: attracting the liking of others) · bg състрадателен (of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy) · gv co-ennaghtagh (of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy) · tr şirin (of a person: attracting the liking of others) · ga báúil (of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy) · eo simpatia (of a person: attracting the liking of others) · ang efnþrōwiende (of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy) · bg съчувствен (of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy) · hu rokonszenves (of a person: attracting the liking of others) · fi myötätuntoinen (of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy) · is skilningsríkur (of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy) · la misericors (of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy) · hu megnyerő (of a person: attracting the liking of others) · hu rokonszenvező (of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy) · ga comhbhraiteach (of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy) · mi pūaroha (of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy) · tr simpatik (of a person: attracting the liking of others) · hu szimpatikus (relating to part of the autonomic nervous system) · gv erreeishagh (of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy) · hu szimpatikus (of a person: attracting the liking of others) · it sensibile (of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy) · bg симпатичен (of a person: attracting the liking of others) · ga taobhaitheach (of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy) · kmr sîmpasawî (of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy) · nl sympathiek (of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy) · es simpatético (of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy) · cmn 同情的 (of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy) · fr sympathique (of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy)