What does sypathetic mean?
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6 entries found for sympathetic.\nsym·pa·thet·ic    ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (smp-thtk)\nadj. \nOf, expressing, feeling, or resulting from sympathy: a sympathetic glance. \nFavorably inclined: not at all sympathetic to her proposal. \nAgreeably suited to one's disposition or mood; congenial: sympathetic surroundings. \nOf, relating to, or acting on the sympathetic nervous system: a sympathetic neuron; sympathetic stimulation. \n\nRelating to or being vibrations, especially musical tones, produced in one body by energy from a nearby vibrating body and having the same frequency as the vibration of the nearby body. \nEmitting such vibrations: sympathetic strings. \n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n[Greek sumpathtikos, from sumpatheia, sympathy. See sympathy.]\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nsympa·theti·cal·ly adv. \n\n[Download Now or Buy the Book] \nSource: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition\nCopyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.\nPublished by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. \n\n\nsym·pa·thet·ic (smp-thtk)\nadj. \n\nOf, relating to, or acting on the sympathetic nervous system.
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Something that is poignant is neither funny nor informative. Poignant means "thought-provoking". But here's one:\n\n"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." - Arthur C. Clarke
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A sophomore is a second-year student. Etymologically, the word means 'wise fool'; consequently sophomoric means "pretentious, bombastic, inflated in style or manner; immature, crude, superficial" (according to the Oxford English Dictionary). Coming from the Greek sophos, meaning "wise", and moros meaning "foolish".
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It is called Empathy that is when you feel the emotions of the people around you you could probably look it up on the net for more info\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empathy
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It probably means the you feel that you are losing your freedom to something - maybe a curfew, or a work commitment, or relationship commitment. It depends. Ask yourself what freedom are you about to lose?
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If you are asking about the meaning of this word then it usually means that one is dizzy with the excitement of the situation or depending on how it's used it can mean basically that "stuff is going down" around you and it's getting to you, maybe good, maybe bad. Also I don't think this word is "sissified" or arcane it is very disciptive. I know many writers that use it often, because it is a short and easily understood word that gets the point across.
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The word you're looking for is probably morbid, but melancholy or morose might also work, depending on the context.
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Paranoid.\n\n----\nMoody.  Unstable.  Withdrawn.
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It means either strange, promiscuous or sexually...hmm...experiemntal I guess is the most polite way of wording it.
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it means the person doesn't hide their emotions.  \nthey openly show and express themselves emotionally.
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ya i think there is a lot of difference between the two terms.feeling sorry shall express your affectionate behaviour towards the person whereas pity shows that you dont like the person but due to some reason feeling bad for him.pity dosent come out of love but humanity
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It means that the results of someones attitude or actions are causes conflict in a related situation.
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if you mean literally, im sorry to say...you are a mutant/monster/freak etc.\n\nbut if you dont,(mean it literally) it probably means that you are a wimp/scaredy-cat stuff like that.\n\nif somebody told you you have no spine, they probably meant the second one, unless your docter told you. =D\n\nIT IS MOST CERTIANLY NOT BECAUSE YOU ARE A DEMOCRAT!!!!! I HATE GEORGE BUSH AND IM NOT A WIMP!!! HOW DARE YOU SAY SUCH A THING?!?!?\n\nLOL =D
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The word "passion" is from a Latin word which means "suffering".  From that word we also get our word "patient" ("suffering one").
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It means you are insensitive to other's feelings; perhaps even self-centered
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Yeah!  It's a great thing.  It means you are calm and collected, and probably good to everyone!  I get that a lot too.  Don't worry about it!  It just describes part of your personality.
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Sounds like a large bundle of negativity.\n\nGood word....