empathy
noun
[ ˈɛmpəθi ]
• the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
Similar:
affinity with,
rapport with,
sympathy with,
understanding of,
sensitivity towards,
sensibility to,
identification with,
awareness of,
fellowship with,
fellow feeling for,
like-mindedness,
togetherness,
closeness to,
chemistry,
Origin:
early 20th century: from Greek empatheia (from em- ‘in’ + pathos ‘feeling’) translating German Einfühlung .
