adj.
1.of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
2.expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings
3.having similar disposition and tastes
4.showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
5.(of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings
6.relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body
Idiom of the Day
powers that be
the people who are in authority
The powers that be have decided that the summer festival will not be held this year.