simpatico
adj/sɪmˈpa.tɪ.kəʊ/UK/sɪmˈpæ.tə.koʊ/US
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian simpatico or Spanish simpático (“nice, likeable”), ultimately from Ancient Greek σῠμπᾰ́θειᾰ (sŭmpắtheiă, “sympathy”, literally “suffering together”).
- derived from σῠμπᾰ́θειᾰ
- borrowed from simpático
- borrowed from simpatico
Definitions
Having a compatible temperament or pleasing qualities.
- At first, I figured he was pretending to like things that women like to seem simpatico, a feminist hustle. But no, this guy really wanted to read “Northanger Abbey.”
Compatible (with a person, thing, etc).
- This meant that one morning Hildon would wake up and realize that he and Lucy were not simpatico. She was afraid because this happened so often—she dreaded it—but the truth was that she did not fear men individually.
- 'You're my boss, and perhaps it's a good thing we're not simpático. In fact, I think it's probably for the best if we keep a certain distance between us.' To her surprise, he nodded. 'At work, yes—you are quite right.'
- "Basically, right now, you and math are just not...simpatico."
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for simpatico. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA