sympathetic

/ˌsim-pə-ˈthe-tik/

New Latin sympatheticus, from Latin sympathia sympathy

adjective

  1. existing or operating through an affinity, interdependence, or mutual association

  2. appropriate to one's mood, inclinations, or disposition

  3. marked by kindly or pleased appreciation

noun

  1. a sympathetic structure; especially : sympathetic nervous system

noun

  1. magic based on the assumption that a person or thing can be supernaturally affected through its name or an object representing it