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simpatico

[sim-pah-ti-koh, -pat-i-] Example Sentences Origin

sim·pa·ti·co

[sim-pah-ti-koh, -pat-i-]
adjective
congenial or like-minded; likable: I find our new neighbor simpatico in every respect.

Origin:
1860–65; < Italian: literally, sympathetic, equivalent to simpat(ia) sympathy + -ico -ic. Compare Spanish simpático, French sympathique, German sympatisch

empathetic, sympathetic, simpatico.
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simpatico (sɪmˈpɑːtɪˌkəʊ, -ˈpæt-)
 
adj
1.  pleasant or congenial
2.  of similar mind or temperament; compatible
 
[Italian: from simpatiasympathy]

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simpatico
1864, from Sp. simpatico "sympathetic," from simpatia "sympathy," or from It. simpatico, from simpatia, both ultimately from L. sympathia (see sympathy).
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