matchmaking

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. A service aiming to bring together sellers and buyers or potential partners.
  3. The act or process of locating suitable players to take part in a multiplayer game session.
  4. The manufacture of matches for kindling or burning.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of matchmake

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-matchmaking.wav /ˈmæt͡ʃˌmeɪkɪŋ/

Word forms

matchmaking matchmakings match-making

Etymology

From match + making.

Related words

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