matey (redirected from matiness)

mat·ey  (mt)

adj. Chiefly British

Sociable; friendly.

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matey

Adjective

Brit informal friendly or intimate

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

matey - (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals chummy, pally, palsy-walsy colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech friendly - characteristic of or befitting a friend; "friendly advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly person here"; "a friendly host and hostess"

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matey

adjective 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)

Translations

matey [ˈmeɪtɪ] adj (Brit) (inf) → copain-copain inv

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matey [ˈmeɪtɪ] (Brit) (inf) adj → kumpelhaft

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matey [ˈmeɪtɪ] adj (BRIT ) (col) → amicone/a