English Explanatory Dictionary

simpatico

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having a compatible temperament or pleasing qualities.
  2. Compatible (with a person, thing, etc).

Pronunciation

/sɪmˈpa.tɪ.kəʊ/ /sɪmˈpæ.tə.koʊ/ /sɪmˈpɑ.tə.koʊ/

Word forms

simpatico more simpatico most simpatico

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian simpatico or Spanish simpático (“nice, likeable”), ultimately from Ancient Greek σῠμπᾰ́θειᾰ (sŭmpắtheiă, “sympathy”, literally “suffering together”).

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