empathic
/ɛmˈpæθɪk/
empathic adjective: showing or expressing empathy.
Adjective
empathic (comparative more empathic, superlative most empathic)
- Showing or expressing empathy.
- Be fair to people: even those who manage to be empathic can't be telepathic. They're only human — they can't read your mind.
- Synonyms:
- empathetic
- Doing so through psychological talent or training.
- Be fair to people: not everyone can be empathic, like Cathy is. Her gift is rare.
- Doing so through psychicness, telepathy, etc: that is, through either supernatural powers or neurotechnological powers.
- Near-synonyms: telempathic, telepathic
- I didn't know he was empathic until I realized that he had evidently read my mind with his cyborg implant.
- Synonyms:
- telempathic, telepathic
Synonyms of empathic
Antonyms
Forms of empathic
| comparative | more empathic |
|---|---|
| superlative | most empathic |
Origin of empathic
From empathy + -ic.
Words formed from empathic
Phrases with empathic
Words that rhyme with empathic
Questions about empathic
- What does empathic mean?
- Empathic means showing or expressing empathy.
- What part of speech is empathic?
- Empathic is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce empathic?
- Empathic is pronounced /ɛmˈpæθɪk/.
Words near empathic in the dictionary
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