Dictionary
em•pa•thy
Pronunciation: (em'pu-thē), [key]—
n.
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. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.