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simpatico

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sim⋅pa⋅ti⋅co

  [sim-pah-ti-koh, -pat-i-]
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–adjective
congenial or like-minded; likable: I find our new neighbor simpatico in every respect.
Origin:
1860–65; < It: lit., sympathetic, equiv. to simpat(ia) sympathy + -ico -ic. Compare Sp simpático, F sympathique, G sympatisch
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sim·pa·ti·co   (sĭm-pä'tĭ-kō', -pāt'ĭ-)   
adj.  

  1. Of like mind or temperament; compatible.

  2. Having attractive qualities; pleasing.


[Italian simpatico (from simpatia, sympathy) or Spanish simpático (from simpatía, sympathy), both from Latin sympathīa; see sympathy.]
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