matchmaking
/ˈmæt͡ʃˌmeɪkɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English
25
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A service aiming to bring together sellers and buyers or potential partners.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "The marriage was highly approved of by Mrs. Shelby, who, with a little womanly complacency in match-making, felt pleased to unite her handsome favorite with one of her own class who seemed in every way suited to her;"
- "Patty, your timing is excellent. There's Claude over there. Want me to do some matchmaking?"
- "I planned the match from that hour; and when such success has blessed me in this instance, dear papa, you cannot think that I shall leave off match-making."
- "... there was evidence that they did provide information for day care matchmaking to the potential users and givers of care."
- "It turns out, however, that there wasn't actually anything different going on behind the matchmaking scenes, because Bungie forgot to turn skill-based matchmaking on. I believe the kids call this "getting caught in 4K.""