Adjective
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"3. having similar disposition and tastes;
"a compatible married couple""with their many similar tastes, he found her a most sympathetic companion"4. 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"5. (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings;
"the sympathetic characters in the play"6. relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body;
"sympathetic vibration"