sympathique

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French sympathic, from sympathie, from Late Latin sympathia, from Ancient Greek συμπάθεια (sumpátheia), from συν- (sun-, with, together) + πάθος (páthos, suffering).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sɛ̃.pa.tik/
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Adjective

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sympathique (plural sympathiques)

  1. nice, kind, friendly, likeable

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Dutch: sympathiek
  • Romanian: simpatic
  • Russian: симпатичный (simpatičnyj)
  • Turkish: sempatik

Further reading

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