# sympathetic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌsɪm.pəˈθɛt.ɪk/ · frequency rank #9,549

## Definitions
1. Of, related to, feeling, showing, or characterized by sympathy.
2. Of, related to, feeling, showing, or characterized by sympathy.
3. Attracting the liking of others. (of a person)
4. Attracting the liking of others. (of a person)
5. Relating to, producing, or denoting an effect which arises through an affinity, interdependence, or mutual association.
6. Relating to, producing, or denoting an effect which arises through an affinity, interdependence, or mutual association.
7. Relating to, producing, or denoting an effect which arises through an affinity, interdependence, or mutual association.
8. Relating to or denoting the part of the autonomic nervous system consisting of nerves arising from ganglia near the middle part of the spinal cord, supplying the internal organs, blood vessels, and glands, and balancing the action of the parasympathetic nerves.

## Etymology
Mid 17th century in the sense “relating to an affinity or paranormal influence”, from Latin sympathēticus. By surface analysis, sympathy + -etic (“pertaining to”); compare pathetic. Displaced native Old English efnþrōwiende.

## Common misspellings (18)
`smypathetic`, `ssympathetic`, `symapthetic`, `symmpathetic`, `sympahtetic`, `sympatehtic`, `sympatheitc`, `sympathetci`, `sympatheticc`, `sympathettic`, `sympathhetic`, `sympathteic`, `sympatthetic`, `symppathetic`, `symptahetic`, `sypmathetic`, `syympathetic`, `ysmpathetic`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sympathetic