Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of like mind or temperament; compatible.
- adjective Having attractive qualities; pleasing.
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- adjective Having a
compatible temperament - adjective Having
pleasing qualities
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Maybe it has something to do with being in simpatico with the government being shut down all this week?
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But we pledge, we pledge that human sympathy -- what our neighbors to the South call an attitude of "simpatico" -- no less than enlightened self'-interest will be our guide.
Speech Accepting the Republican Presidential Nomination 1964
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I am so "simpatico" with dogs (I took my two elderly Bichon Frisé girls with me to Vancouver for company & the comfort they always bring me) that Smokey's ordeal and the picture of Braise barking & crying over him just tore at my heart ...
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Another on the fence matter there is some kind of simpatico working between Donovan and Buddle, between the MLS assist leader and the MLS goal scoring leader
Archive 2010-05-01 Matt Johnston 2010
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Another on the fence matter there is some kind of simpatico working between Donovan and Buddle, between the MLS assist leader and the MLS goal scoring leader
Thinking About the U.S. Squad for the World Cup Matt Johnston 2010
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I am so "simpatico" with dogs I took my two elderly Bichon Frisé girls with me to Vancouver for company & the comfort they always bring me that Smokey's ordeal and the picture of Braise barking & crying over him just tore at my heart...
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And I think they're, as they say in Mexico, "simpatico," or like-minded on a lot of issues especially business and privatization issues.
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I find the Mexican people, the culture and food very "simpatico".
living in Puebla 1919
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I find the Mexican people, the culture and food very "simpatico".
living in Puebla 1919
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And, Mourdock said, he considers himself "simpatico" with Arpaio.
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