Empathy

Word of the Day - Empathy

em·pa·thy

[em-puh-thee]


–noun 

1. the intellectual identification with or vicarious experiencing of the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of another.


2. the imaginative ascribing to an object, as a natural object or work of art, feelings or attitudes present in oneself: By means of empathy, a great painting becomes a mirror of the self.