SYMPATHY


Meaning of SYMPATHY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsim-pə-thē ]

noun

( plural -thies )

Etymology: Latin sympathia, from Greek sympatheia, from sympathēs having common feelings, sympathetic, from syn- + pathos feelings, emotion, experience — more at pathos

Date: 1579

1.

a. : an affinity, association, or relationship between persons or things wherein whatever affects one similarly affects the other

b. : mutual or parallel susceptibility or a condition brought about by it

c. : unity or harmony in action or effect

every part is in complete sympathy with the scheme as a whole — Edwin Benson

2.

a. : inclination to think or feel alike : emotional or intellectual accord

in sympathy with their goals

b. : feeling of loyalty : tendency to favor or support

republican sympathies

3.

a. : the act or capacity of entering into or sharing the feelings or interests of another

b. : the feeling or mental state brought about by such sensitivity

have sympathy for the poor

4. : the correlation existing between bodies capable of communicating their vibrational energy to one another through some medium

Synonyms: see attraction , pity

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.