Sympathetic vs Emphatic - What's the difference?
sympathetic | emphatic |
Of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy.
Of or relating to similarity.
Characterized by emphasis.
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Stated with conviction.
belonging to set of English tense forms comprising the auxiliary verb do + an infinitive without to
(phonology) of obstruent consonants in Semitic languages.
As adjectives the difference between sympathetic and emphatic
is that sympathetic is of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy while emphatic is characterized by emphasis.As a noun emphatic is
(phonology) an emphatic consonant.sympathetic
English
Alternative forms
* sympathetick (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- John looked very upset. I gave him a sympathetic look.
- Sympathetic magic is based on imitation or correspondence.
Antonyms
* unsympatheticDerived terms
* parasympathetic nervous system * sympathetic nervous systememphatic
English
Alternative forms
* emphatick (obsolete)Adjective
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- He gave me an emphatic no when I asked him out.