Liaison — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship

a channel for communication between groups

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/liːˈeɪzɑːn/

🇬🇧British English

/liːˈeɪzɒn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/liːˈeɪzɒn/

2 syllables Say it as /liːˈeɪzɑːn/.

Examples

he provided a liaison with the guerrillas

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

link contact inter-group communication affaire intimacy involvement affair amour

Parts of Speech

noun	a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
noun	a channel for communication between groups “he provided a liaison with the guerrillas”

Word Forms

contact

verb

be in or establish communication with

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

enlace

una relación sexual generalmente secreta o ilícita

🇮🇹Italian

collegamento

una relazione sessuale solitamente segreta o illecita

🇳🇱Dutch

verbinding

een doorgaans geheime of ongeoorloofde seksuele relatie

🇵🇹Portuguese

ligação

uma relação sexual geralmente secreta ou ilícita

🇷🇺Russian

связь

обычно тайные или незаконные сексуальные отношения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मेल जोल

आमतौर पर गुप्त या अवैध यौन संबंध

🇧🇩Bengali

যোগাযোগ

একটি সাধারণত গোপন বা অবৈধ যৌন সম্পর্ক

🇮🇳Tamil

தொடர்பு

பொதுவாக இரகசியமான அல்லது சட்டவிரோத பாலியல் உறவு

🇮🇳Telugu

అనుసంధానం

సాధారణంగా రహస్య లేదా అక్రమ లైంగిక సంబంధం

🇮🇳Marathi

संपर्क

सामान्यतः गुप्त किंवा अवैध लैंगिक संबंध

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંપર્ક

સામાન્ય રીતે ગુપ્ત અથવા ગેરકાયદેસર જાતીય સંબંધ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂಪರ್ಕ

ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ರಹಸ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಅಕ್ರಮ ಲೈಂಗಿಕ ಸಂಬಂಧ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബന്ധം

സാധാരണയായി രഹസ്യമായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നിയമവിരുദ്ധമായ ലൈംഗിക ബന്ധം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਪਰਕ

ਇੱਕ ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਗੁਪਤ ਜਾਂ ਨਾਜਾਇਜ਼ ਜਿਨਸੀ ਸਬੰਧ

🇵🇰Urdu

رابطہ

عام طور پر خفیہ یا غیر قانونی جنسی تعلق

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

联络

通常是秘密或非法的性关系

🇯🇵Japanese

連絡

通常は秘密主義または違法な性的関係

🇰🇷Korean

연락

일반적으로 비밀스럽거나 불법적인 성적 관계

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người liên lạc

một mối quan hệ tình dục thường bí mật hoặc bất hợp pháp

🇹🇭Thai

ผู้ประสานงาน

ความสัมพันธ์ทางเพศที่มักจะเป็นความลับหรือผิดกฎหมาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

hubungan

hubungan seksual yang biasanya rahasia atau terlarang

🇵🇭Filipino

pag-uugnayan

isang karaniwang lihim o ipinagbabawal na pakikipagtalik

🇲🇾Malay

penghubung

hubungan seksual yang biasanya rahsia atau haram

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الاتصال

علاقة جنسية سرية أو غير مشروعة عادة

🇮🇷Persian

رابط

یک رابطه جنسی معمولاً مخفیانه یا نامشروع

🇹🇷Turkish

irtibat

genellikle gizli veya yasa dışı bir cinsel ilişki

🇮🇱Hebrew

קֶשֶׁר

מערכת יחסים מינית סודית או אסורה בדרך כלל

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The primary meaning of 'liaison' is 'a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship'.

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