matchmaking
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matchmaking
- /ˈmæt͡ʃˌmeɪkɪŋ/
noun matchmakings · match-making
- An attempt to make two people romantically interested in each other, especially an attempt to set up a date between people or to arrange a marriage. The marriage was highly approved of by Mrs. Shelby, who, with a little womanly complacency in match-making, felt pleased to unite her handsome favorite with one of her own class who seemed in every way suited to her;
- A service aiming to bring together sellers and buyers or potential partners. ... there was evidence that they did provide information for day care matchmaking to the potential users and givers of care.
- The act or process of locating suitable players to take part in a multiplayer game session. It turns out, however, that there wasn't actually anything different going on behind the matchmaking scenes, because Bungie forgot to turn skill-based matchmaking on. I believe the kids call this "getting caught in 4K."
- The manufacture of matches for kindling or burning.
verb match-making
- present participle and gerund of matchmake
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: buddy, marriage, affair, teaming, pairing, liaison, conjunction, linkage, matching, binding, bonding, twinning, bond, match, tryst, coupling
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noun attempt to make two people romantically interested in each other
| Español | emparejamiento |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 중매 jungmae |
| 日本語 | 仲人 nakōdo, 媒酌 baishaku |
| 中文 | 做媒 zuòméi |
| Français | matchmaking |
| Deutsch | Eheanbahnung, Heiratsvermittlung, Kuppelei, Ehestiftung |
| Ελληνικά | συνοικέσιο synoikésio, προξενιό proxenió |
| Русский | сватовство́ svatovstvó, сва́тание svátanije |
| Tiếng Việt | làm mối |
noun business: Service aiming to bring together sellers and buyers or potential partners
| 中文 | 婚介 hūnjiè |
|---|
noun video games: act or process of locating suitable players
| Español | emparejamiento |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 匹配 pǐpèi |
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title = {matchmaking},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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