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41sympathetic */*/ — UK [ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk] / US adjective 1) kind to someone who has a problem and willing to understand how they feel You re not being very sympathetic. Jill was a sympathetic listener. 2) supporting a plan, action, or person sympathetic to/towards:… …
42Sympathetic ganglion — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = g. sympathicum GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Autonomic nervous system innervation, showing the sympathetic (thoracolumbar) and parasympathetic (craniosacral) systems, in red and blue, respectively… …
43sympathetic — adj. & n. adj. 1 of, showing, or expressing sympathy. 2 due to sympathy. 3 likeable or capable of evoking sympathy. 4 (of a person) friendly and cooperative. 5 (foll. by to) inclined to favour (a proposal etc.) (was most sympathetic to the idea) …
44Sympathetic ink — Ink Ink, n. [OE. enke, inke, OF. enque, F. encre, L. encaustum the purple red ink with which the Roman emperors signed their edicts, Gr. ?, fr. ? burnt in, encaustic, fr. ? to burn in. See {Encaustic}, {Caustic}.] 1. A fluid, or a viscous… …
45Sympathetic — The word sympathetic means different things in different contexts. * In neurology and neuroscience, the sympathetic nervous system is a part of the autonomic nervous system. * In music theory, sympathetic strings are strings on a musical… …
46sympathetic nervous system — One of the two divisions of the vertebrate autonomic nervous system (the other being the parasympathetic nervous system). The sympathetic preganglionic neurons have their cell bodies in the thoracic and lumbar regions of the spinal cord, and… …
47sympathetic — sympathetically, adv. /sim peuh thet ik/, adj. 1. characterized by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feeling sympathy; sympathizing; compassionate: a sympathetic listener. 2. acting or affected by, of the nature of, or pertaining to a special… …
48sympathetic — adjective 1) a sympathetic listener Syn: compassionate, caring, concerned, solicitous, empathetic, understanding, sensitive; commiserative, pitying, consoling, comforting, supportive, encouraging; considerate, kind, tenderhearted; informal boo …
49sympathetic — sym•pa•thet•ic [[t]ˌsɪm pəˈθɛt ɪk[/t]] adj. 1) characterized by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feeling sympathy; sympathizing; compassionate: a sympathetic listener[/ex] 2) in harmony with one s tastes, mood, or disposition; congenial: a… …
50sympathetic — /sɪmpəˈθɛtɪk / (say simpuh thetik) adjective 1. characterised by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feeling sympathy; sympathising; compassionate. 2. acting or affected by, of the nature of, or relating to a special natural sympathy or affinity;… …
