liaison

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liaison

/liˈeɪˌzɒ̃/ UK
/-ˌzɒn/ UK
/-z(ə)n/ UK
/laɪˈeɪˌzɒn/ UK, nonstandard
/-zən/ UK
/lɪjˈɛjzɔn/ British, Southern, Standard
/lɪjˈɛjz(ə)n/ British, Southern, Standard
/liˈeɪˌzɑn/ US
/-ˌsɑn/ US
/ˈlaɪ.ə.sən/ US, nonstandard

Rhymes with -eɪzɒn, -eɪzən

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French liaison (“binding”), from Latin ligātiō (stem ligātiōn-; whence the English doublet ligation), derived from ligō (“to bind”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵ- (“to bind”).

noun liaisons

countable, uncountable A thickening for sauces, typically based on egg yolks. […]prepare a liaison, or four or five yolks of eggs and some cream […]
countable, uncountable Communication between two parties or groups.
countable, uncountable Cooperation, working together.
countable, uncountable A relayer of information between two forces in an army or during war.
countable, uncountable Any person who relays information between two groups or organizations. As a community liaison, I work to make sure the general public knows about our organization's work.
Similar: go-between, mediator
countable, uncountable A tryst; a romantic meeting.
countable, figuratively, uncountable An illicit sexual relationship or affair. ostriches in breeding season are relentlessly promiscuous, with both males and females seeking liaisons with multiple partners.
countable, uncountable Fusion of two consecutive words and the manner in which this occurs.
countable, uncountable The pronunciation of a normally silent final consonant when the next word begins with a vowel.
countable, uncountable A noncompetitive section in a rally that takes place on public roads, during which competitors have to abide by all relevant traffic laws.

verb liaisons · liaisoning · liaisoned

proscribed Synonym of liaise.
Similar: liaise

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: involvement, link, contact, intimacy, affaire, affair, amour, inter-group communication, liaise, collaboration, cooperation, association, associate, associated, coordinating, co-ordination

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noun linguistics: a sandhi

한국어	리에종 riejong
日本語	リエゾン riezon
中文	聯誦 /联诵 liánsòng
Français	liaison
Deutsch	Liaison, Bindung, Mitbindung
Ελληνικά	υφέν yfén
Русский	льезо́н lʹjezón, связывание svjázyvanije
العربية	وَصْل waṣl

noun communication between two parties or groups

Português	ligação
Français	liaison
Italiano	collegamento, testa di ponte
Ελληνικά	διασύνδεση diasýndesi, συνεργασία synergasía
Русский	связь svjazʹ

noun co-operation, working together

Português	cooperação
Français	liaison
Deutsch	Zusammenarbeit, Verbindung
Ελληνικά	συνεργασία synergasía
Русский	взаимоде́йствие vzaimodéjstvije

noun a relayer of information between two forces in an army or during war

Français	liaison
Italiano	collegamento
Ελληνικά	μεσολαβητής mesolavitís
Русский	связно́й svjaznój

noun a tryst, romantic meeting

Français	liaison
Deutsch	Liaison
Ελληνικά	σχέση schési
Русский	свида́ние svidánije

noun an illicit sexual relationship or affair

Español	aventura
Français	liaison
Deutsch	Liaison, Liebschaft, (außereheliche) Affäre, außereheliches Verhältnis
Ελληνικά	ερωτοδουλειά erotodouleiá
Русский	рома́н román, любовное похожде́ние ljubovnoje poxoždénije, любо́вная интри́га ljubóvnaja intríga, любо́вная связь ljubóvnaja svjazʹ, шу́ры-му́ры hanky-panky, ша́шни šášni

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@misc{liaison_2026,
  title = {liaison},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/liaison},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}