mateship
Australian bonding ideal
Mateship is the Australian ideal of loyal friendship and mutual support, especially among men.
It emphasizes standing by your mates through hardship, sharing burdens, and treating others as equals.
The concept carries cultural weight in Australia, associated with the outback, wartime solidarity, and national identity: Mateship got them through the war.
The word can sound earnest or ironic depending on context.
One who unearths
- cobberAustralian word for friend
- larrikinMischievous, convention-flouting youth
- bushmanOutback wilderness dweller
- outbackRemote interior wilderness
fair go · true blue · down under · battler · knockabout · egalitarianism · informality · unpretentiousness
Bond of mutual affection
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- kinshipState of being related
- connectionA joining or relation
- solidarityUnity among allies
togetherness · fellowship · rapport · affinity · companionship · intimacy · closeness · attachment
Devoted loyalty maintained
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
- steadfastnessFirm loyal dedication
- trustworthinessQuality of being reliable
constancy · reliability · commitment · dedication · dependability · honor · integrity · devotion
Joint effort toward shared aim
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- unityWholeness through cohesion
- solidarityUnity among allies
working together · pulling together · mucking in · common cause · team spirit · group cohesion · interdependence · communal
Aid or sponsorship
- assistanceSupport or aid given
- helpAssistance given
- aidSupport given freely
- encouragementSupport spurring continued effort
solidarity · standing up for · looking out for · rallying around · covering for · being there · bolstering · moral support
digger
One who unearths
- cobberAustralian word for friend
- larrikinMischievous, convention-flouting youth
- bushmanOutback wilderness dweller
outback · fair go · true blue · down under · battler · knockabout · egalitarianism · informality · unpretentiousness · no worries
friendship
Bond of mutual affection
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- kinshipState of being related
- connectionA joining or relation
solidarity · togetherness · fellowship · rapport · affinity · companionship · intimacy · closeness · attachment · trust
faithfulness
Devoted loyalty maintained
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
- steadfastnessFirm loyal dedication
trustworthiness · constancy · reliability · commitment · dedication · dependability · honor · integrity · devotion · fealty
teamwork
Joint effort toward shared aim
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- unityWholeness through cohesion
solidarity · working together · pulling together · mucking in · common cause · team spirit · group cohesion · interdependence · communal · pitching in
backing
Aid or sponsorship
- assistanceSupport or aid given
- helpAssistance given
- aidSupport given freely
encouragement · solidarity · standing up for · looking out for · rallying around · covering for · being there · bolstering · moral support · mutual aid
- Australasiakangaroo, koala, Sydney, Melbourne, outback
- togethernesstogether, united, unity, togetherness, bonding
- ANZACANZAC, ANZAC Day, Gallipoli, Gallipoli campaign, dawn service
- Australianakangaroo, Vegemite, boomerang, koala, didgeridoo
- bondsbond, corporate bond, corporate bonds, government bond, municipal bond
- kindnesskindness, niceness, goodness, gentleness, empathy
mateshipenmity
Bitter, lasting ill will
hostility · antagonism · animosity · estrangement · betrayal
mateshipisolation
Complete separation from others
alienation · loneliness · solitude · abandonment · exclusion
mateshiprivalry
Ongoing contest between opponents
selfishness · betrayal · disloyalty · backstabbing · treachery
mate, intimate, playmate, maternal, classmate, mating, mates, roommate, teammate