Definition of sympathy

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Sympathy (n.) A tendency of inanimate things to unite, or to act on each other; as, the sympathy between the loadstone and iron..

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Sympathy :: Sympathy (n.) Feeling corresponding to that which another feels; the quality of being affected by the affection of another, with feelings correspondent in kind, if not in degree; fellow-feeling..
Unsympathy :: Unsympathy (n.) Absence or lack of sympathy.
Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To take or receive; esp. to take by sympathy, contagion, infection, or exposure; as, to catch the spirit of an occasion; to catch the measles or smallpox; to catch cold; the house caught fire..
Republicanism :: Republicanism (n.) Attachment to, or political sympathy for, a republican form of government..
Sympathy :: Sympathy (n.) Kindness of feeling toward one who suffers; pity; commiseration; compassion.
Neighbor :: Neighbor (n.) One who is near in sympathy or confidence.
Sympathetic :: Sympathetic (a.) Produced by, or expressive of, sympathy..
Piteous :: Piteous (a.) Evincing pity, compassion, or sympathy; compassionate; tender..
Sympetalous :: Sympathy (n.) Similarity of function, use office, or the like..
Impassible :: Impassible (a.) Incapable of suffering; inaccessible to harm or pain; not to be touched or moved to passion or sympathy; unfeeling, or not showing feeling; without sensation..
Unkind :: Unkind (a.) Wanting in kindness, sympathy, benevolence, gratitude, or the like; cruel; harsh; unjust; ungrateful..
Condolence :: Condolence (n.) Expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
Sympathy :: Sympathy (n.) An agreement of affections or inclinations, or a conformity of natural temperament, which causes persons to be pleased, or in accord, with one another; as, there is perfect sympathy between them..
Consensual :: Consensual (v. i.) Excited or caused by sensation, sympathy, or reflex action, and not by conscious volition; as, consensual motions..
Sympathetic :: Sympathetic (a.) Produced by sympathy; -- applied particularly to symptoms or affections. See Sympathy.
Genial :: Genial (a.) Contributing to, and sympathizing with, the enjoyment of life; sympathetically cheerful and cheering; jovial and inspiring joy or happiness; exciting pleasure and sympathy; enlivening; kindly; as, she was of a cheerful and genial disposition..
Condole :: Condole (v. i.) To express sympathetic sorrow; to grieve in sympathy; -- followed by with.
Fellowfeel :: Fellowfeel (v. t.) To share through sympathy; to participate in.
Associate :: Associate (a.) Connected by habit or sympathy; as, associate motions, such as occur sympathetically, in consequence of preceding motions..
Commune :: Commune (v. i.) To converse together with sympathy and confidence; to interchange sentiments or feelings; to take counsel.
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