simpatía

See also: simpatia

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sympathīa, from Ancient Greek συμπάθεια (sumpátheia, “community of feeling”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /simpaˈtia/ [sĩm.paˈt̪i.a]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: sim‧pa‧tí‧a

Noun

simpatía f (plural simpatías)

1. sympathy

   Synonym: compasión

   Antonym: antipatía

2. friendliness, niceness

   Synonym: amigabilidad

Derived terms

• simpático
• simpatizar

 

Further reading

• “simpatía”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10