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Meaning of sympathetic

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  sympathetic
      adj 1: of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system;
             "sympathetic neurons"; "sympathetic stimulation"
      2: expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy or
         compassion or friendly fellow feelings; disposed toward;
         "sympathetic to the students' cause"; "a sympathetic
         observer"; "a sympathetic gesture" [ant: {unsympathetic}]
      3: showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and
         generosity; "was charitable in his opinions of others";
         "kindly criticism"; "a kindly act"; "sympathetic words"; "a
         large-hearted mentor" [syn: {charitable}, {benevolent},
         {kindly}, {sympathetic}, {good-hearted}, {openhearted},
         {large-hearted}]
      4: (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or
         sympathetic feelings; "the sympathetic characters in the
         play" [syn: {sympathetic}, {appealing}, {likeable},
         {likable}] [ant: {unappealing}, {unlikable}, {unlikeable},
         {unsympathetic}]
      5: having similar disposition and tastes; "with their many
         similar tastes, he found her a most sympathetic companion"
      6: relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations
         in a nearby body; "sympathetic vibration" [syn: {harmonic},
         {sympathetic}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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