empathetic C2 Topic:Politics & International Affairs US /ˌɛmpəˈθɛtɪk/ UK /ˌɛmpəˈθɛtɪk/ See IPA manual Freq #39233 Meanings 1 adj showing empathy or ready comprehension of others' states A sensitive and empathetic school counselor. 2 adj Showing empathy for others, and recognizing their feelings; empathic. And where does kindness come from? Are you born with it? Or can you learn to be compassionate and empathetic? Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · showing empathy or ready... empathic Etymology Derived from empathic, modified to sound more similar to sympathetic. Topics Politics & International Affairs External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # empathetic **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌɛmpəˈθɛtɪk/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌɛmpəˈθɛtɪk/ **Frequency rank:** 39233 ## Meanings 1. showing empathy or ready comprehension of others' states 2. Showing empathy for others, and recognizing their feelings; empathic. ## Examples - A sensitive and empathetic school counselor. - And where does kindness come from? Are you born with it? Or can you learn to be compassionate and empathetic? ## Synonyms - empathic ## Etymology Derived from empathic, modified to sound more similar to sympathetic. ## Topics - Politics & International Affairs markdown