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liar

li·ar
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [lahy-er]
    • /ˈlaɪ ər/
    • /ˈlaɪ.ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lahy-er]
    • /ˈlaɪ ər/

Definitions of liar word

  • abbreviation Technical meaning of LIAR MIT Scheme 3
  • noun liar a person who tells lies. 1
  • noun liar sb who lies repeatedly 1
  • noun liar sb who lies repeatedly 1
  • interjection liar accusation 1
  • noun Definition of liar in Technology (language)   (Previously "C-Scheme") A Scheme implementation by the MIT Scheme Team (Chris Hanson, Jim Miller, Bill Rozas, and many others) with a rich set of utilities, a compiler called Liar and an editor called Edwin. MIT Scheme includes an interpreter, large run-time library, Emacs macros, native-code compiler, emacs-like editor, and a source-level debugger. See also: LAP, Schematik, Scode. Mailing list: [email protected] (cross-posted to news). E-mail: <[email protected]> (maintainers). 1

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Origin of liar

First appearance:

before 950
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; Middle English lier, Old English lēogere. See lie1, -ar1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Liar

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

liar popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

liar usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for liar

noun liar

  • cheat — When someone cheats, they do not obey a set of rules which they should be obeying, for example in a game or exam.
  • perjurer — to render (oneself) guilty of swearing falsely or of willfully making a false statement under oath or solemn affirmation: The witness perjured herself when she denied knowing the defendant.
  • storyteller — a person who tells or writes stories or anecdotes.
  • phony — not real or genuine; fake; counterfeit: a phony diamond.
  • con artist — A con artist is someone who tricks other people into giving them their money or property.

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