liaison

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A thickening for sauces, typically based on egg yolks.
2. (countable, uncountable) Communication between two parties or groups.
3. (countable, uncountable) Cooperation, working together.
4. (countable, uncountable) A relayer of information between two forces in an army or during war.
5. (countable, uncountable) Any person who relays information between two groups or organizations.
6. (countable, uncountable) A tryst; a romantic meeting.
7. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) An illicit sexual relationship or affair.
8. (countable, uncountable) Fusion of two consecutive words and the manner in which this occurs.
9. (countable, uncountable) Fusion of two consecutive words and the manner in which this occurs.

Verb

To liaise.

Synonyms

contact

affair

love affair

amour

link

🔗

affaire

communication

inter-group communication

relationship

rapport

conjunction

association

connection

nexus

intimacy

intrigue

involvement

interconnection

intercourse

league

ligament

linkage

linkup

tie

tie-in

touch

traffic

union

unity

romance

illicit intercourse

amorous affair

spiritual guide

transport connection

affiliation

alliance

bearing

bridge

collaboration

collusion

commune

communications

communion

connected

connectedness

connectivity

connexion

conspiracy

context

coordinator

Translations

liaison

🔗

Liaison

enlace

🔗

δεσμός

σύνδεσμος

relazione

lien

amant

❤️

collegamento

Zusammentreffen

συνεργασíα

enllaç

🔗

contact

ένωση

Bindung

Pronounced as (IPA)

/li.ˈeɪ.ˌzɒ̃/

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”).