simpatico

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simpatico

/sɪmˈpa.tɪ.kəʊ/ UK
/sɪmˈpæ.tə.koʊ/ US
/sɪmˈpɑ.tə.koʊ/ US

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Borrowed from Italian simpatico or Spanish simpático (“nice, likeable”), ultimately from Ancient Greek σῠμπᾰ́θειᾰ (sŭmpắtheiă, “sympathy”, literally “suffering together”).

adjective more simpatico · most simpatico

of a person Having a compatible temperament or pleasing qualities. 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
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.

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"simpatico." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/simpatico. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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simpatico. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/simpatico

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@misc{simpatico_2026,
  title = {simpatico},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/simpatico},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}