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Empathic

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Of, relating to, or characterized by empathy.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. Showing or expressing empathy.

adj. Of, pertaining to, or being an empath: of or having the capability of sensing the emotions of others.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. showing empathy or ready comprehension of others' states

Word Usage

"Empathetic listening skills are being hyped, for instance, on the web by management seminars, parenting workshops, mediation classes and there is even a medical software package using the word empathic in its title."

Equivalent

sympathetic

Antonym

apathetic

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

empathetic

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

empathetic telepathic psionic telekinetic extrasensory