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matiness

matiness is the alternative spelling of mateyness.

Meaning of mateyness

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

Origin of matiness

From matey + -ness.

Questions about matiness

What is matiness the alternative spelling of?
Matiness is the alternative spelling of mateyness.

Words near matiness in the dictionary

  1. matinee jacket
  2. matinee jackets
  3. matineed
  4. matineeing
  5. matinees
  6. matiness
  7. mating
  8. mating bite
  9. mating bites
  10. mating call
  11. mating calls

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Adapted from Wiktionary: matiness (page history and authors); mateyness (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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