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mateyness

mateyness noun: the state of being matey, camaraderie, chumminess.

Noun

mateyness (uncountable)

  1. The state of being matey, camaraderie, chumminess.
    • Lacking mateyness, he lacks also the true imperiousness which is sometimes an effective substitute for the common touch.1952, Harper's Magazine, volume 204, page 38
    • Harriet didn′t answer. Fovas was a po-faced cow. She′d been right to distrust the mateyness.1993, D. G. Compton, Nomansland, 2011, Orion Publishing, unnumbered page

Origin of mateyness

From matey + -ness.

Questions about mateyness

What does mateyness mean?
Mateyness means the state of being matey, camaraderie, chumminess.
What part of speech is mateyness?
Mateyness is a noun.

Words near mateyness in the dictionary

  1. MATESOLs
  2. matess
  3. matesses
  4. Mateuna
  5. matey
  6. mateyness
  7. mateys
  8. matfellon
  9. matfellons
  10. matfelon
  11. matfelons

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