different between clement vs sympathetic
clement
English
Etymology
From Old French, from Latin cl?m?ns.
Adjective
clement (comparative more clement, superlative most clement)
- Lenient or merciful; charitable.
- a 1891, Herman Melville, Billy Budd, published 1924, London: Constable & Co., Chapter 18, [1]
- Your clement sentence they would account pusillanimous.
- a 1891, Herman Melville, Billy Budd, published 1924, London: Constable & Co., Chapter 18, [1]
- Mild (said of weather and similar circumstances).
- 1984, Edna O'Brien, "The Bachelor" in A Fanatic Heart, New York: Plume, p. 66,
- The weather is clement, though there was a downpour yesterday and I was obliged to take precautions.
- 1992, A. B. Yehoshua, Mr. Mani, translated by Hillel Halkin, New York: Doubleday, pp. 314-5,
- The earth was still dry and the air was perfectly clement.
- 1984, Edna O'Brien, "The Bachelor" in A Fanatic Heart, New York: Plume, p. 66,
Antonyms
- inclement
Related terms
- clemency
Translations
References
Romanian
Etymology
From French clément, from Latin clemens.
Adjective
clement m or n (feminine singular clement?, masculine plural clemen?i, feminine and neuter plural clemente)
- clement
Declension
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sympathetic
English
Alternative forms
- sympathetick (obsolete)
- sympathetical
Etymology
Mid 17th century in the sense “relating to an affinity or paranormal influence”, from sympathy +? -etic (“pertaining to”), on the pattern of pathetic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?s?m.p????t.?k/
- Rhymes: -?t?k
Adjective
sympathetic (comparative more sympathetic, superlative most sympathetic)
- Of, related to, feeling, showing, or characterized by sympathy.
- Antonym: unsympathetic
- Showing approval of or favor towards an idea or action.
- Synonym: approving
- (of a person) Attracting the liking of others.
- (construction) Designed in a sensitive or appropriate way.
- (relational) Relating to, producing, or denoting an effect which arises through an affinity, interdependence, or mutual association.
- (of magic) A supernatural connection or power resulting from two items having the same form or some other correspondence.
- (sound) Relating to musical tones produced by sympathetic vibration or to strings so tuned as to sound by sympathetic vibration.
- (of magic) A supernatural connection or power resulting from two items having the same form or some other correspondence.
- (neuroanatomy, neurology, relational) Relating to or denoting the part of the autonomic nervous system consisting of nerves arising from ganglia near the middle part of the spinal cord, supplying the internal organs, blood vessels, and glands, and balancing the action of the parasympathetic nerves.
- Antonym: parasympathetic
Derived terms
Related terms
- sympathico-
Translations
References
- “sympathetic”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
- “sympathetic”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).
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