simpatico

[sim-pah-ti-koh, -pat-i-]

adjective

1. congenial or like-minded; likable.

   I find our new neighbor simpatico in every respect.

simpatico

/ sɪmˈpɑːtɪˌkəʊ, -ˈpæt- /

adjective

1. pleasant or congenial

2. of similar mind or temperament; compatible

Word History and Origins

Origin of simpatico¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of simpatico¹

Italian: from simpatia _sympathy

Example Sentences

And I think it’s just very important to have a philosophy about every aspect of the film, the performance, the music, for all of these things to sort of be simpatico.

From Los Angeles Times

Continuing apace, voters in November elected a political newcomer and relative moderate, Daniel Lurie, as mayor and punctuated the sentiment by gifting him a more simpatico Board of Supervisors at San Francisco’s baroque City Hall.

From Los Angeles Times

While she spoke in her resignation letter of “our political project,” she and the prime minister were not always politically simpatico.

From BBC

The simpatico, closely connected businesses remain neighbors after Wolin downsized within the same building.

From Los Angeles Times

The dilapidated 19th-floor office space hosting Christopher Wool’s recent sculptures and paintings could not be more simpatico with them.

From New York Times

Related Words

• affection 
• closeness 
• fondness 
• leaning 
• rapport 
• sympathy 
• weakness