empathetic
English
Etymology
Derived from empathic, modified to sound more similar to sympathetic.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɛmpəˈθɛtɪk/
- (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌɛmpəˈθɛtɪk/, [ˌɛmpəˈθɛɾɪk]
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌempəˈθetɪk/, [ˌempəˈθeɾɪk]
- Rhymes: -æθɪk
Adjective
empathetic (comparative more empathetic, superlative most empathetic)
Derived terms
Translations
empathic — see empathic