Definition of LIAISON

liaison

Meanings

Plural: liaisons

Noun

  • a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
  • a channel for communication between groups
    • "he provided a liaison with the guerrillas"
  • A thickening for sauces, typically based on egg yolks.
  • Communication between two parties or groups.
  • Cooperation, working together.
  • A relayer of information between two forces in an army or during war.
  • Any person who relays information between two groups or organizations.
  • A tryst; a romantic meeting.
  • An illicit sexual relationship or affair.
  • Fusion of two consecutive words and the manner in which this occurs.
  • Fusion of two consecutive words and the manner in which this occurs.
  • The pronunciation of a normally silent final consonant when the next word begins with a vowel.

Verb

  • To liaise.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

affair, affaire, amour, contact, go-between, inter-group communication, intimacy, involvement, link, mediator

Scrabble Score: 7

liaison is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
liaison is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
liaison is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

liaison is a valid Words With Friends word