"empath" meaning in All languages combined

See empath on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɛm.pæθ/ Audio: En-us-empath.oga [US] Forms: empaths [plural]
Etymology: From empathy. Head templates: {{en-noun}} empath (plural empaths)
  1. Someone with an extraordinarily high capability of sensing the emotions of others.
    Someone who does so through psychological talent or training, thus having an unusually good level of empathy.
    Coordinate_terms: telempath, telepath
    Sense id: en-empath-en-noun-jXPE4Rzi Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 51 49
  2. Someone with an extraordinarily high capability of sensing the emotions of others.
    (parapsychology or science fiction) Someone who does so through psychicness, telepathy, etc: that is, through either supernatural powers or neurotechnological powers.
    Synonyms: telempath, telepath Translations (person with excessive empathy): empathe [feminine, masculine] (French), Empath [masculine] (German), Empathin [feminine] (German), empata (Hungarian), pessoa empática [feminine] (Portuguese), émpata [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), zahorí [masculine] (Spanish) Translations (person with extra-sensory empathic ability): empaatti (Finnish), empathe [feminine, masculine] (French), Empath [masculine] (German), émpata [feminine, masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-empath-en-noun-FhXNhrrI Categories (other): Parapsychology, Science fiction, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Fictional abilities, People Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Fictional abilities: 21 79 Disambiguation of People: 51 49 Topics: literature, media, parapsychology, pseudoscience, publishing, science-fiction Disambiguation of 'person with excessive empathy': 41 59 Disambiguation of 'person with extra-sensory empathic ability': 41 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dark empath, telempath Related terms: empathic [adjective], empathically [adverb]

Inflected forms

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