‖ sympathique, a.
(sɛ̃patik)
[Fr.: see sympathic a.]
Of a thing, place, etc.: agreeable, to one's taste, suitable. Of a person: likeable, en rapport with one, congenial. Cf. sympathetic a. 2 b.
| 1859 Queen Victoria Let. 27 Apr. in R. Fulford Dearest Child (1964) 187 The sight of a professor or learned man alarms me, and is not sympathique to me. 1865 ― Let. 30 Dec. in Ibid. 52 Oh if only Antoinette was in Ali's place! She is so much more sympathique and grande dame. 1869 W. James Let. 1 Nov. in R. B. Perry Thought & Char. W. James (1935) i. 308 England is evidently sympathique to you. 1897 A. Beardsley Let. Apr. (1970) 305 The Baronne Dufour came to see us today... How sweet and sympathique she is. 1930 E. Waugh Vile Bodies vii. 116, I do think, when you get to my age, dear, there is something sympathique about a wig, don't you? 1960 Harper's Bazaar July 25 A warm and sympathique personality. 1975 D. Gray Ride on Tiger ii. 14, I find you sympathique. |