hail-fellow-well-met

hail–fel·low–well–met

adj \-lō-ˌwel-ˈmet, -lə-ˌwel-\

Definition of HAIL-FELLOW-WELL-MET

: heartily friendly and informal : comradely

— hail–fellow–well–met noun

Origin of HAIL-FELLOW-WELL-MET

from the archaic salutation “Hail, fellow! Well met!”

First Known Use: 1581

Related to HAIL-FELLOW-WELL-MET

Synonyms: amicable, bonhomous, buddy-buddy, chummy, collegial, companionable, comradely, cordial, genial, hail-fellow, hail-fellow-well-met, hearty, matey [chiefly British], neighborly, palsy, palsy-walsy [slang], warm, warmhearted

Antonyms: antagonistic, hostile, unfriendly

Related Words: affable, agreeable, approachable, good-natured, good-tempered, gracious, nice, sweet; clubby, convivial, folksy, gregarious, hospitable, sociable, social; jolly, jovial, merry; extroverted (also extraverted), outgoing; brotherly, fraternal, sisterly; close, familiar, intimate; adoring, affectionate, devoted, fond, lovesome, loving, tender, tenderhearted

Near Antonyms: alienated, estranged; chilly, cold, cold-blooded, cool, frigid, frosty, glacial, icy, wintry (also wintery); unsociable, unsocial; aggressive, argumentative, bellicose, belligerent, combative, contentious, disputatious, pugnacious, quarrelsome, scrappy, truculent; inhospitable, inimical

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