Sympathetic vs Humanitarian - What's the difference?
sympathetic | humanitarian | Related terms |
Of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy.
Of or relating to similarity.
Concerned with people's welfare, and the alleviation of suffering; humane or compassionate.
Sympathetic is a related term of humanitarian.
As adjectives the difference between sympathetic and humanitarian
is that sympathetic is of, related to, showing, or characterized by sympathy while humanitarian is concerned with people's welfare, and the alleviation of suffering; humane or compassionate.As a noun humanitarian is
a person with such concerns; a philanthropist or do-gooder.sympathetic
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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.