Empathic
Empathic adjective - Having or showing the capacity for sharing the feelings of another.
Usage example: gave an empathic nod as I recounted my repeated efforts to land a decent-paying job in a tough economy
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- Kingdom Hearts: Sora is goofy, naive, lacks angst and ambition, and is incredibly gentle and empathic.
Source: What Measure Is a Non-Badass? -
Princess Neese meanwhile is cheerful, empathic and absolutely Adorkable, a gentle lover of animals... and a rockstar on the lute.
Source: Tomboy and Girly Girl -
They're little more then humanoid outlines covered in tentacles and are telepathic, but they are the dead opposite of IT: Warm, gentle, empathic and life-giving, they are totally dedicated to fighting the Black Thing.
Source: Literature / A Wrinkle in Time
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