Sympathetic

sympathetic
adjective1of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system; "sympathetic neurons"; "sympathetic stimulation"2expressing 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]3showing 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]4(of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings; "the sympathetic characters in the play"[ant: unappealing]5having similar disposition and tastes; "with their many similar tastes, he found her a most sympathetic companion"6relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body; "sympathetic vibration"[syn: harmonic]