empathic

CEFRC1

/ɛmˈpæθɪk/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Able to understand and share another person's feelings.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    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.

Examples

  • Her empathic abilities often leave her drained at the end of a long day.

  • Be fair to people: even those who manage to be empathic can't be telepathic. They're only human — they can't read your mind.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Showing or expressing empathy.

  2. Of, pertaining to, or being an empath, having an extraordinarily high capability of sensing the emotions of others.

  3. Doing so through psychological talent or training.

More examples

In context

  • Be fair to people: not everyone can be empathic, like Cathy is. Her gift is rare.

  • Near-synonyms: telempathic, telepathic

  • I didn't know he was empathic until I realized that he had evidently read my mind with his cyborg implant.

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Origin

adjective

From empathy + -ic.