If a character in a book or film is sympathetic, they are described or shown in such a way that you are able to understand the character's feelings, with the result that you like them:
Definition of sympathetic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define sympathetic. sympathetic synonyms, sympathetic pronunciation, sympathetic translation, English dictionary definition of sympathetic. adj. 1. Of, expressing, feeling, or resulting from sympathy: a sympathetic glance. 2. Favorably inclined: not at all sympathetic to her proposal.
If you are sympathetic to a proposal or action, you approve of it and are willing to support it. Many of these early visitors were sympathetic to the Chinese socialist experiment.
SYMPATHETIC definition: characterized by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feeling sympathy; sympathizing; compassionate. See examples of sympathetic used in a sentence.
sympathetic (comparative more sympathetic, superlative most sympathetic) Of, related to, feeling, showing, or characterized by sympathy. antonym quotations Antonym: unsympathetic John looked very upset. I gave him a sympathetic look.
