View synonyms for liaison

liaison

[ lee-ey-zawn, lee-uh-zon, -zuhnor, often, ley-; lee-ey-zuhn, -zon; French lye-zawn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural li·ai·sons [lee-ey-, zawnz, lee, -, uh, -zonz, -z, uh, nz, ley, -, lee-, ey, -z, uh, nz, -zonz, lye-, zawn].

the contact or connection maintained by communications between units of the armed forces or of any other organization in order to ensure concerted action, cooperation, etc.
a person who initiates and maintains such a contact or connection.
an illicit sexual relationship.
Cooking. the process of thickening sauces, soups, etc., as by the addition of eggs, cream, butter, or flour.
Phonetics. a speech-sound redistribution, occurring especially in French, in which an otherwise silent final consonant is articulated as the initial sound of a following syllable that begins with a vowel or with a silent h, as the z- and n- sounds in Je suis un homme [zh, uh, sweez, œ, -, nawm].

liaison

/ lɪˈeɪzɒn /

communication and contact between groups or units
modifier of or relating to liaison between groups or units
a liaison officer
a secretive or adulterous sexual relationship
one who acts as an agent between parties; intermediary
the relationship between military units necessary to ensure unity of purpose
(in the phonology of several languages, esp French) the pronunciation of a normally silent consonant at the end of a word immediately before another word commencing with a vowel, in such a way that the consonant is taken over as the initial sound of the following word. Liaison is seen between French ils (il) and ont ( ɔ̃ ), to give ils ont ( il zɔ̃ )
any thickening for soups, sauces, etc, such as egg yolks or cream

Origin of liaison¹

First recorded in 1640–50; from French, Old French, from Latin ligātiōn-, stem of ligātiō “a binding”; ligation

Origin of liaison¹

C17: via French from Old French, from lier to bind, from Latin ligāre

Piece Co. will then seamlessly source the artisans and be your liaison for collaboration.

Hollande officially left Royal for Trierweiler in 2007, although their liaison began in 2005.

Politico reported over the weekend that Sharpton is the de facto liaison for the White House regarding the shooting in Ferguson.

He pressured one woman to seek an abortion following their liaison.

Suddenly, in the midst of their liaison, Brody notices his SUV parked outside the window.

Such an act would be of a piece with Nigel's character, whereas a liaison—and yet Nigel was no saint.

In 1842, after his liaison with Mme. de la Baudraye, Lousteau lived maritally with her.

Not caring what the result might be, she publicly proclaimed our liaison, and I had come to live entirely at her house.

Perhaps some day when you were bored or worried you would fancy you saw a carefully concerted plan in our liaison.

But the serene blissfulness of the first days of their liaison was of short duration.

Browse