simpatico
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian simpatico or Spanish simpático (“nice, likeable”), ultimately from Ancient Greek σῠμπᾰ́θειᾰ (sumpátheia, “sympathy”, literally “suffering together”).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
simpatico (comparative more simpatico, superlative most simpatico)
- (of a person) Having a compatible temperament or pleasing qualities.
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- Colombia is a red herring, however. The songs that became Madame X actually came together during Madonna’s two years in Portugal, where she decamped in 2017 when her son David enrolled in Benfica’s football academy. Madonna absorbed the local sounds with more of a mature, simpatico rather than asset-stripping eye.
Italian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From simpatia (“sympathy”) + -ico (“-ic, -ical”), ultimately from Ancient Greek σῠμπᾰ́θειᾰ (sumpátheia, “sympathy”, literally “suffering together”).
Adjective
simpatico (feminine singular simpatica, masculine plural simpatici, feminine plural simpatiche, superlative simpaticissimo)
- nice, pleasing, popular, cute, amusing, funny
- Synonyms: piacevole, gradevole, divertente
- Antonym: antipatico
- (of ink) sympathetic, invisible
- Synonym: invisibile
Derived terms
Noun
simpatico m (plural simpatici, feminine simpatica)
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Etymology 2
Borrowed from Ancient Greek σῠμπᾰθῐκός (sumpathikós), adjectival form of σῠμπᾰ́θειᾰ (sumpátheia, “sympathy, fellow feeling”, literally “suffering together”).
Adjective
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Derived terms
Noun
simpatico m (plural simpatici)
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- English terms borrowed from Italian
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- Italian terms suffixed with -ico
- Italian terms derived from Ancient Greek
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