empathetic

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective showing empathy or ready comprehension of others' states

Etymology

Derived from empathic, modified to sound more similar to sympathetic.

In classic literature

Synonyms

empathic

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