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empathic

adjective

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Pronunciation: /ɛmˈpæθɪk/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English empathy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English empathic From empathy + -ic.

  1. Showing or expressing empathy.

    Be fair to people: even those who manage to be empathic can't be telepathic. They're only human — they can't read your mind.

  2. Of, pertaining to, or being an empath, having an extraordinarily high capability of sensing the emotions of others.

    Be fair to people: not everyone can be empathic, like Cathy is. Her gift is rare.

  3. Of, pertaining to, or being an empath, having an extraordinarily high capability of sensing the emotions of others.

    Near-synonyms: telempathic, telepathic

    I didn't know he was empathic until I realized that he had evidently read my mind with his cyborg implant.