matey

mat·ey

adj \ˈmā-tē\

Definition of MATEY

chiefly British

: companionable

— mat·ey·ness \-nəs\ noun, chiefly British

Examples of MATEY

1. a boss who is matey with his staff
2. <the pub keeper adopted a matey tone with me, as if he were my dearest chum>

First Known Use of MATEY

1915

Related to MATEY

Synonyms: amicable, bonhomous, buddy-buddy, chummy, collegial, companionable, comradely, cordial, genial, hail-fellow, hail-fellow-well-met, hearty, friendly [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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Rhymes with MATEY

eighty, Leyte, platy, slaty, weighty