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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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comfort
English
Etymology
The verb is from Middle English conforten, from Old French conforter, from Late Latin confort? (“to strengthen greatly”), itself from Latin con- (“together”) + fortis (“strong”).
The noun is from Middle English confort, from Old French cunfort, confort, from the stem of Late Latin confort?. It replaced Old English frofor, Middle English frovre.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k?m.f?t/
- (Northern England) IPA(key): /?k?m.f?t/
- (General American) enPR: k?m'f?rt, IPA(key): /?k?m.f?t/, [?k???.f?t]
- (obsolete) enPR: k?mfôrt', IPA(key): /k?m?f??t/
Noun
comfort (countable and uncountable, plural comforts)
- Contentment, ease.
- Something that offers comfort.
- A consolation; something relieving suffering or worry.
- A cause of relief or satisfaction.
Synonyms
- liss
Antonyms
- (contentment, ease): austerity
Translations
Verb
comfort (third-person singular simple present comforts, present participle comforting, simple past and past participle comforted)
- (transitive) To relieve the distress or suffering of; to provide comfort to.
- (transitive) To make comfortable. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- (obsolete) To make strong; to invigorate; to fortify; to corroborate.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Wyclif to this entry?)
- 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie
- God's own testimony […] doth not a little comfort and confirm the same.
- (obsolete) To assist or help; to aid.
Synonyms
- besoothe
Translations
Derived terms
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch confoort, from Old French confort.
Pronunciation
- (Netherlands) IPA(key): /k?m?f??r/
- (Belgium) IPA(key): /k?m?f?r(t)/
- Hyphenation: com?fort
Noun
comfort n (plural comforts, diminutive comfortje n)
- Physical comfort, ease.
Derived terms
- comfortabel
- ligcomfort
- rijcomfort
- zitcomfort
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