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sympathetic
has definitions from the fields of music,anatomy,physiology
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[ adjective ] (physiology; anatomy) or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
Examples "sympathetic neurons" "sympathetic stimulation" Used in print (Nathan Rapport, ""I've Been Here before!"...)Hereby , the external object viewed by the eyes remains the thing that is seen , not the retinal image , the purpose of which would be to achieve perceptive cooperation by stirring sympathetic impulses in the other sensory centers , motor tensions , associated word symbols , and consciousness . (E. Gellhorn, "Prolegomena to a theory of the emotions"...)A previously extinguished conditioned_reaction was restored in monkey A and was associated with typical signs of emotional excitement including sympathetic discharges . Moreover , the dominance in parasympathetic action ( with reciprocal inhibition of the sympathetic ) at the hypothalamic level induces , by its peripheral action , the autonomic symptoms of sleep and , by its action on the cortex , a lessening in the reactivity of the sensory and motor apparatus of the somatic nervous_system . With the dominance of the sympathetic division of the hypothalamus , the opposite changes occur . Although no drugs act exclusively on the hypothalamus or a part of it , there is sufficient specificity to distinguish drugs which shift the hypothalamic balance to the sympathetic side from those which produce a parasympathetic dominance . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings; disposed toward
Examples "sympathetic to the students' cause" "a sympathetic observer" "a sympathetic gesture" Used in print (Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)The feeling of individual inferiority , defeat , or humilation growing out of various social situations or individual deficiencies or failures is compensated for by communion in worship or prayer with a friendly , but all-victorious Father-God , as_well as by sympathetic fellowship with others who share this faith , and by opportunities in religious acts for giving_vent to emotions and energies . (Douglas Ashford, "Elections in Morocco: Progress...)King_Muhammad /5 , was known to be most sympathetic to the formation of local self-government and made the first firm promise of elections on May_Day , 1957 . (W. E. B. DuBois, Worlds of Color....)Wilson again went downtown to a different banker , an intelligent young white_man who seemed rather sympathetic , but he shook his head . Related terms unsympathetic kind empathic commiserative congenial compassionate |
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[ adjective ] having similar disposition and tastes
Synonyms Examples "a compatible married couple" "with their many similar tastes, he found her a most sympathetic companion" Used in print (Gene Caesar, Rifle for Rent....)No cow thief could count_on a jury of his sympathetic peers to free him any_longer . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
Synonyms Examples "was charitable in his opinions of others" "kindly criticism" "a kindly act" "sympathetic words" "a large-hearted mentor" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding
Synonyms Examples "was charitable in his opinions of others" "kindly criticism" "a kindly act" "sympathetic words" Used in print (Brainard Cheney, "Christianity and the Tragic Vision-Ut...)He opens his discourse , however , with a review of the Eisenhower inaugural festivities at which a sympathetic press had assembled its massive talents , all primed to catch some revelation of the emerging new age . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings
Examples "the sympathetic characters in the play" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (music) relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body
Synonyms Examples "sympathetic vibration" Related terms |
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