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sympathetic

adjective
  1. relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body
    “sympathetic vibration”
    harmonic
  2. showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
    charitable
  3. having similar disposition and tastes
    “With our many similar tastes, I found you a most sympathetic companion.”
  4. expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings
  5. (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings
    “the sympathetic characters in the play”
    appealing
  6. of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
    “sympathetic neurons”