matey

(mā'tē)
adj. Chiefly British
Sociable; friendly.

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an informal word meaning 'sociable', is spelt with an e in preference to maty.

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adjective

Liking company: companionable, convivial, sociable, social. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude.

noun
noun, Brit

Used as a term of address to a man. (1859 —) .
J. Drummond Right, matey, 'oo told you? (1973).

[From mate + -y.]

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See words rhyming with "matey."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - kammeratlig, omgængelig, venlig, rar
n. - gamle ven (tiltale), kammerat

Nederlands (Dutch)
gezellig

Français (French)
adj. - (GB) copain, vieux!
n. - (GB) copain, vieux!

Deutsch (German)
adj. - kameradschaftlich
n. - Kamerad

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - φιλικός, συντροφικός, οικείος
n. - (Βρετ., καθομ.) φίλος, σύντροφος

Italiano (Italian)
amichevole

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - sociável
n. - amigo (m)

Русский (Russian)
товарищ, общительный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - afable, simpático, bonachón
n. - amiguete, camarada

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - kamratlig, trevlig
n. - kamrat

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
易为人亲近的, 融洽的, 伙伴, 朋友

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 易為人親近的, 融洽的
n. - 夥伴, 朋友

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 잘 아는, 친한
n. - 동료

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 仲間
adj. - 人付き合いのいい, 親しい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) معشراني, محبوب, ذو شعبيه, اجتماعي (الاسم) صاحب, صديق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חברותי, ידידותי‬
n. - ‮חבר (בפנייה)‬

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