Sympathetic (adjective)

1. Feeling or showing empathy or compassion for someone or something.
2. Relating to the branch of the autonomic nervous system that tends to reduce physiological activity and cause relaxation, rather than the branch that stimulates activity.
3. Tending to produce or evoke feelings of pity or compassion.

Origin:

Late 16th century: from french sympathique, or via late latin from greek sumpathetikos, from sumpathein "have a fellow feeling", from syn- "together with" + pathos "feeling".

Examples:

1. She was a sympathetic listener, always ready to offer a shoulder to cry on.
2. The sympathetic nervous system slows the heartbeat and relaxes blood vessels.
3. The story was told in a sympathetic manner, eliciting tears from the audience.
4. She was sympathetic to their cause and offered her support.
5. The manager was sympathetic to the employees' concerns and took steps to address them.