What is the meaning of sympathetic?

adjective

• Of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system.
  • usage: "sympathetic neurons"; "sympathetic stimulation"
• Expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings; disposed toward.
  • usage: "sympathetic to the students' cause"; "a sympathetic observer"; "a sympathetic gesture"
• Showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity.
  • usage: "was charitable in his opinions of others"; "kindly criticism"; "a kindly act"; "sympathetic words"; "a large-hearted mentor"
  • synonyms: charitable, benevolent, kindly, good-hearted, openhearted, large-hearted
• Of characters in literature or drama. ( evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings)
  • usage: "the sympathetic characters in the play"
  • synonyms: appealing, likeable, likable
• Having similar disposition and tastes.
  • usage: "with their many similar tastes, he found her a most sympathetic companion"
• Relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body.
  • usage: "sympathetic vibration"
  • synonyms: harmonic