n. Function: noun
1
Synonyms: ATTRACTION 2, affinity
Antonyms: antipathy
2 a feeling for or a capacity for sharing in the interests of another FF1C; he was in sympathy with her desire to succeed FF1E;
Synonyms: compassion, empathy, fellow feeling
Related Words: responsiveness, sensitivity; feelings, heart; tenderness, warmheartedness, warmth; benignancy, benignness, kindliness, kindness
Contrasted Words: disinterest, unconcern
3
Synonyms: PITY , commiseration, compassion, rue, ruth