It is a cognate for the English word "sympathetic". It generally means someone who is kind.
The word that means a "sympathetic awareness" is Empathy.
Kind or sympathetic to others.
Warmhearted means you are very sympathetic, kind, considerate, and friendly.
The root word for "sympathetic" is "sympathy." This term comes from the Latin word "sympathia," which means "fellow feeling" or "affection."
Warmhearted means you are very sympathetic, kind, considerate, and friendly.
The word "sympathetic" can function as either an adjective or a noun.
open, accessible, interested, approachable, friendly, sympathetic
The prefix for sympathetic is "sym-", which means together or with.
"Path" means feel - from the latin roots. Some examples are "telepathy", or "pathetic"
The adjective, as in "What a kind young man that was" means helpful, generous, understanding, sympathetic. In some places it apparently can also suggest politeness, possibly by extension. The noun, as in "What kind of young man was that?" means type, class or subdivision. "He was the kind of young man who is more likely to put five bucks into your pocket than take it out." "Ah, a kind young man."
being considerate? that could be the word you're looking for. Or being sympathetic towards them?