Even though they weren’t always simpatico [sɪmˈpɑtɪˌkoʊ] with regard to the direction of their company, the pair managed to be successful partners for more than 35 years.

simpatico
adj [sɪmˈpɑtɪˌkoʊ]

Simpatico typically describes two or more people or things with shared qualities, interests, etc. It can also describe someone who is agreeable or likeable.

Simpatico, which comes ultimately from the Latin noun sympathia, meaning “sympathy,” was borrowed into English from both the Italian simpatico and Spanish simpatico. In those languages, the word has been chiefly used to describe people who are well-liked or easy to get along with.

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