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

Sure, things were simpatico at first but it didn’t take long for Corey to sense Broome’s insecurities, or to start pummeling Broome, or to humiliate him.

From Washington Blade

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

From The Daily Beast

Indeed, Don is similarly simpatico with commanding women such as Rachel Menken and Bobbie Barrett.

From The Daily Beast

Cameron is young and charming, and on several previous meetings, he and Obama were very simpatico.

From The 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.

From The Daily Beast

Nobody could say that any form of spider is precisely what our Italian friends prettily describe in their liquid way as simpatico.

From Project Gutenberg

Yes, she agreed, Nuoro was a nice place—simpatico, molto simpatico.

From Project Gutenberg

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.

From Project Gutenberg

I will ask nobody whom you do not like—who is not thoroughly simpatico.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• amenable
• appreciative
• encouraging
• open-minded
• receptive
• responsive