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match·mak·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. matchmakingnoun

    mediation in order to bring about a marriage between others

Wiktionary

  1. matchmakingnoun

    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. matchmakingnoun

    matchmaking (sense 1) as a habitual activity or as a profession

  3. matchmakingnoun

    a service aiming to bring together sellers and buyers or potential partners

  4. Etymology: compound match + making

Wikipedia

  1. Matchmaking

    Matchmaking is the process of matching two or more people together, usually for the purpose of marriage, in which case the matchmaker is also known as a marriage broker. The word is also used in the context of sporting events such as boxing, in business, in online video games and in pairing organ donors.

ChatGPT

  1. matchmaking

    Matchmaking is the process of bringing two or more parties together for the purpose of forming a social, romantic, or professional relationship. This usually involves analyzing the needs, interests, or goals of the involved parties, and thus identifying potential matches. In traditional sense, it often refers to the practice of finding a suitable spouse for someone. In the modern context, matchmaking can also refer to online platforms or services that connect people in various domains such as business, gaming, and networking.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Matchmakingnoun

    the act or process of making matches for kindling or burning

  2. Matchmakingnoun

    the act or process of trying to bring about a marriage for others

  3. Matchmakingadjective

    busy in making or contriving marriages; as, a matchmaking woman

Wikidata

  1. Matchmaking

    Matchmaking is the process of matching two people together, usually for the purpose of marriage, but the word is also used in the context of sporting events, such as boxing, and in business.

Editors Contribution

  1. matchmaking

    For a person or people to arrange proactively to have people at a specific location with the conscious intent of the people meeting and having a romantic relationship and marriage.

    Matchmaking is beautiful to see when people meet, its a beautiful way for people to socialize and form relationships and then marry,


    Submitted by MaryC on August 8, 2020  

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of matchmaking in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of matchmaking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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