sympathetic

adj 1: (physiology; anatomy) or 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: having similar disposition and tastes; "a compatible married

couple"; "with their many similar tastes, he found her a

most sympathetic companion" [syn: {compatible}]

4: showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding; "was

charitable in his opinions of others"; "kindly criticism";

"a kindly act"; "sympathetic words" [syn: {charitable}, {kindly}]

5: (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or

sympathetic feelings; "the sympathetic characters in the

play" [syn: {appealing}, {likeable}, {likable}] [ant: {unsympathetic}]

6: relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations

in a nearby body; "sympathetic vibration" [syn: {harmonic}]