empathic

== English == === Etymology === From empathy + -ic. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛmˈpæθɪk/ Rhymes: -æθɪk === Adjective === empathic (comparative more empathic, superlative most empathic) Showing or expressing empathy. Synonym: empathetic Antonyms: apathetic, cold Coordinate terms: sympathetic (not synonymous in precise usage), telempathic, telepathic Of, pertaining to, or being an empath, having an extraordinarily high capability of sensing the emotions of others. Doing so through psychological talent or training. Coordinate terms: sympathetic, telempathic, telepathic (parapsychology or science fiction) Doing so through psychicness, telepathy, etc: that is, through either supernatural powers or neurotechnological powers. Near-synonyms: telempathic, telepathic ==== Usage notes ==== Some speakers prefer to reserve empathetic to the empathy sense (i.e., regarding a level of empathy that many people have) and to reserve empathic to the empath sense (i.e., regarding a rare level that few have). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === emphatic