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单词 simpatico
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simpatico

[ sim-pah-ti-koh, -pat-i- ]
/ sɪmˈpɑ tɪˌkoʊ, -ˈpæt ɪ- /
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adjective

congenial or like-minded; likable: I find our new neighbor simpatico in every respect.

Origin of simpatico

First recorded in 1860–65; from Italian: literally, “sympathetic,” equivalent to simpat(ia) sympathy + -ico -ic; related in meaning to Spanish simpático, French sympathique, and German sympatisch

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH simpatico

empathetic, sympathetic, simpatico

Words nearby simpatico

Simonson, simony, Simon Zelotes, simoom, simp, simpatico, simper, simple, simple absence, simple algebraic extension, simple arc
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Example sentences from the Web for simpatico

  • The barraca managers and ambulantes are simpatico in their daylong quest to pocket gobs of hard-earned money.

    The Girl From Ipanema Is Not Alone: Rio’s Famous Beach Is A Rich, Cultural Kaleidoscope|Brandon Presser|June 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
  • You and Letterman are so funny together but, like George C. Scott, one wouldn't think of the two of you as simpatico.

    Nathan Lane's Final Musical?|Kevin Sessums|April 8, 2010|DAILY BEAST
  • Nobody could say that any form of spider is precisely what our Italian friends prettily describe in their liquid way as simpatico.

    Science in Arcady|Grant Allen
  • In the Italian phrase the whole place was simpatico; it repeated and crooned over to every one the mood in which he came to it.

    Daisy's Aunt|E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson

British Dictionary definitions for simpatico

simpatico
/ (sɪmˈpɑːtɪˌkəʊ, -ˈpæt-) /

adjective informal

pleasant or congenial
of similar mind or temperament; compatible

Word Origin for simpatico

Italian: from simpatia sympathy
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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