different between sympathetic vs human

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)

1. Of, related to, feeling, showing, or characterized by sympathy.

   Antonym: unsympathetic

   1. Showing approval of or favor towards an idea or action.

      Synonym: approving

2. (of a person) Attracting the liking of others.
   1. (construction) Designed in a sensitive or appropriate way.
3. (relational) Relating to, producing, or denoting an effect which arises through an affinity, interdependence, or mutual association.
   1. (of magic) A supernatural connection or power resulting from two items having the same form or some other correspondence.
   2. (sound) Relating to musical tones produced by sympathetic vibration or to strings so tuned as to sound by sympathetic vibration.
4. (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).

English

Etymology

From Late Middle English humayne, humain, from Middle French humain, from Latin h?m?nus m (“of or belonging to a man, human, humane”, adjective), from humus, with unclear ?. Spelling human has been predominant since the early 18th century.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?(h)ju?.m?n/, [?(ç)ju??m?n], [?(ç)ju??mn?]
• (US) enPR: (h)yo?o?m?n, (h)yo?om?n, IPA^(key): /?(h)ju.m?n/, [?(ç)ju?m?n], [?(ç)ju?mn?]
  • (NYC, some other US dialects) IPA^(key): /?ju.m?n/
• (Indian English) IPA^(key): /?hju?.m?n/
• Rhymes: -u?m?n
• Hyphenation: hu?man

Adjective

human (comparative more human, superlative most human)

2. (not comparable) Of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens or its closest relatives.
3. (comparable) Having the nature or attributes of a human being.
   • 2011 August 17, Holman W. Jenkins, Jr., The Many Wars of Google: Handset makers will learn to live with their new ‘frenemy’, Business World, Wall Street Journal,

     Google wouldn't be human if it didn't want some of this loot, which buying Motorola would enable it to grab.

Alternative forms

• humane (obsolete)

Synonyms

• mannish, mennish (now rare)

Derived terms

Pages starting with “human”.

Related terms

• humane
• humanitarian
• humanitarianism
• humanity

Translations

Noun

human (plural humans)

2. A human being, whether man, woman or child; a member of the species Homo sapiens.

   Synonyms: human being, man; see also Thesaurus:person

3. A member of the subtribe Hominina, including the neanderthal.

Translations

Verb

human (third-person singular simple present humans, present participle humaning, simple past and past participle humaned)

1. (rare) To behave as or become, or to cause to behave as or become, a human.

References

Further reading

• human on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• human in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• human in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• human at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• Nahum

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: hu?man

Verb

human

1. to finish

Adjective

human

1. completed; done

Adverb

human

1. after

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:human.

Danish

Adjective

human

1. human (having the nature or attributes of a human being)
2. humane (something done from love to humanity)

Inflection

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hu?ma?n/
• Rhymes: -a?n

Adjective

human (comparative humaner, superlative am humansten)

1. humane

Declension

Related terms

• Humanismus
• Humanist
• humanistisch

Further reading

• “human” in Duden online

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /?human/

Verb

human

1. first-person singular present indicative of hupmat

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin h?m?nus.

Adjective

human (neuter singular humant, definite singular and plural humane)

1. humane

References

• “human” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin h?m?nus.

Adjective

human (neuter singular humant, definite singular and plural humane)

1. humane

References

• “human” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romansch

Etymology

From Latin h?m?nus.

Adjective

human m (feminine singular humana, masculine plural humans, feminine plural humanas)

1. (Sursilvan) human

Alternative forms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) uman
• (Puter) umaun

Noun

human m (plural humans)

1. (Sursilvan) (male) human being

Alternative forms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Surmiran, Vallader) uman
• (Puter) umaun

Synonyms

• carstgaun

Coordinate terms

• carstgauna, humana

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xûma?n/
• Hyphenation: hu?man

Adjective

h?m?n (definite h?m?n?, comparative humaniji, Cyrillic spelling ???????)

1. humane (with regard for the health and well-being of another; compassionate)

Declension

Spanish

Verb

human

1. Second-person plural (ustedes) present indicative form of humar.
2. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes^?) present indicative form of humar.

Swedish

Adjective

human

1. humane, decent, compassionate

2. (of prices) reasonable

Declension