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• sympathetic — sym|pa|thet|ic [ ,sımpə θetık ] adjective ** 1. ) kind to someone who has a problem and willing to understand how they feel: You re not being very sympathetic. Jill was a sympathetic listener. 2. ) supporting a plan, action, or person:… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• sympathetic */*/ — UK [ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk] / US adjective 1) kind to someone who has a problem and willing to understand how they feel You re not being very sympathetic. Jill was a sympathetic listener. 2) supporting a plan, action, or person sympathetic to/towards:… …   English dictionary

• sympathetic — adj. & n. adj. 1 of, showing, or expressing sympathy. 2 due to sympathy. 3 likeable or capable of evoking sympathy. 4 (of a person) friendly and cooperative. 5 (foll. by to) inclined to favour (a proposal etc.) (was most sympathetic to the idea) …   Useful english dictionary

• sympathetic ear —    a self righteous person forcing his attention on those suffering a misfortune    Literally, someone prepared to listen with sympathy:     No tragedy is too immense and no personal anxiety too insignificant to be absorbed by Britain s vast… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

• Sympathetic Magic —    A desired effect is achieved through symbolism and imitation. To have good luck in the hunt, a dance or ritual is performed with the performers dressing and acting like the animal they want to hunt. An animal s strengths and abilities can… …   The writer's dictionary of science fiction, fantasy, horror and mythology

• sympathetic magic — noun Date: 1905 magic based on the assumption that a person or thing can be supernaturally affected through its name or an object representing it …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• sympathetic magic — noun occult rituals using objects or actions to represent the event or person over which influence is sought …   English new terms dictionary

• sympathetic magic — noun : magic based on the assumption that a person or thing can be supernaturally affected through its name or an object (as a nail paring, image, or dancer) representing it : contagious magic compare imitative magic …   Useful english dictionary

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