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mateyenUK
mat·ey M0150100 (mā′tē)adj. Chiefly British Sociable; friendly.matey (ˈmeɪtɪ) or matyadjfriendly or intimate; on good termsnfriend or fellow: usually used in direct address ˈmateyness, ˈmatiness nmate•y (ˈmeɪ ti)
adj. Chiefly Brit. sociable; friendly. [1910–15] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  matey - (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or palschummy, pally, palsy-walsycolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechfriendly - characteristic of or befitting a friend; "friendly advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly person here"; "a friendly host and hostess" |
mateyadjective (Brit. informal) friendly, intimate, comradely, thick (informal), pally (informal), amiable, sociable, chummy (informal), free-and-easy, companionable, clubby, buddy-buddy (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), hail-fellow-well-met, palsy-walsy (informal) her irritatingly matey tonemateyadjectiveChiefly British. Liking company:companionable, convivial, sociable, social.TranslationsEncyclopediaSeeMatymateyenUK
Synonyms for mateyadj friendlySynonyms- friendly
- intimate
- comradely
- thick
- pally
- amiable
- sociable
- chummy
- free-and-easy
- companionable
- clubby
- buddy-buddy
- hail-fellow-well-met
- palsy-walsy
Synonyms for mateyadj liking companySynonyms- companionable
- convivial
- sociable
- social
Synonyms for mateyadj (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or palsSynonymsRelated Words |