"empath" meaning in English

See empath in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɛm.pæθ/ Audio: En-us-empath.oga Forms: empaths [plural]
Etymology: From empathy. Head templates: {{en-noun}} empath (plural empaths)
  1. One who has the ability to sense emotions; someone who is empathic or practises empathy. Categories (topical): People Translations (one who has the ability to sense emotions): empathe [feminine, masculine] (French), Empath [masculine] (German), Empathin [feminine] (German), empata (Hungarian), pessoa empática [feminine] (Portuguese), émpata [feminine, masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-empath-en-noun-qbNrLtWq Disambiguation of People: 68 32 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of 'one who has the ability to sense emotions': 67 33
  2. (science fiction, parapsychology) A person with extra-sensory empathic ability, capable of sensing the emotions of others around them in a way unexplained by conventional science and psychology. Categories (topical): Parapsychology, Science fiction, Fictional abilities 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-Fi0DCOFK Disambiguation of Fictional abilities: 44 56 Categories (other): 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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 45 55 Topics: literature, media, parapsychology, pseudoscience, publishing, science-fiction Disambiguation of 'person with extra-sensory empathic ability': 39 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dark empath, telempath Related terms: telepath

Inflected forms

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