liar

== English == === Alternative forms === lyar (obsolete) === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English lier, liere, lyere, liȝer, lieȝer, legher, from Old English lēgere, lēogere (“liar, false witness, hypocrite”), from Proto-West Germanic *leugārī, from Proto-Germanic *leugārijaz (“liar”), from *leuganą (“to lie”) +‎ *-ārijaz, equivalent to lie +‎ -ar. More at lie. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈlaɪ.ə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈlaɪ.ɚ/ Rhymes: -aɪ.ə(ɹ) Hyphenation: li‧ar Homophones: lyre, lier === Noun === liar (plural liars) Someone who tells a lie; especially, a person who frequently lies. (nautical, obsolete) A swabber responsible for cleaning the outside parts of the ship rather than the cabins, a role traditionally assigned to a person caught telling a lie the previous week. ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Lair, aril, lair, lari, lira, rail, rial == Indonesian == === Etymology === Inherited from Malay liar. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈliar/ [ˈli.ar] Rhymes: -ar Syllabification: li‧ar === Adjective === liar (comparative lebih liar, superlative paling liar) wild, untamed, undomesticated uncivilized, uncultured, primitive, barbaric, savage, wild illegal, unlawful, outlawed, unauthorized shy (of fish, etc.) irregular ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “liar”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Malay == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈliar/ [ˈljar] Rhymes: -ar, -r Hyphenation: li‧ar === Adjective === liar (Jawi spelling ليار, comparative lebih liar, superlative paling liar) wild; untamed; feral (living in a state of nature; not domesticated). Synonyms: buas, ganas Antonyms: jinak, peliharaan wild; unruly; uncontrolled (of behavior, thoughts, or gaze). illegal; unauthorized; unlicensed (operating without official permission). Synonyms: haram, tak sah Antonym: sah ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== > Indonesian: liar (inherited) ==== Further reading ==== "liar" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Portuguese == === Etymology === Possibly borrowed from Old French lier, from Latin ligāre. Doublet of ligar and legar. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: li‧ar === Verb === liar (first-person singular present lio, first-person singular preterite liei, past participle liado) (transitive) to tie Synonyms: atar, amarrar to connect, to link Synonym: ligar ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== liação === Further reading === “liar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “liar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin ligāre, possibly through the intermediate of Old French lier in the Middle Ages, as it appeared relatively late in Spanish texts. See also the doublet ligar, a semi-learned term, as well as the inherited Old Spanish form legar (“to tie, bind”) (in modern Spanish, this word survives as a rare regionalism, often with a specialized sense such as "tie or bind a sheep for shearing", or "to join together, unite"). Compare Sicilian alligari. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈljaɾ/ [ˈljaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: liar IPA(key): /liˈaɾ/ [liˈaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: li‧ar === Verb === liar (first-person singular present lío, first-person singular preterite lie, past participle liado) to bind, tie to wrap, wrap up to roll (a cigarette) (colloquial) to deceive, confuse (reflexive, colloquial, Spain) to french, snog, make out, hook up Synonym: enrollar ==== Usage notes ==== In some places or speakers the pronunciation splits the diphthong, following the base lío: /li.ˈaɾ/ [li.ˈaɾ]. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “liar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Noun === liar indefinite plural of lie === Anagrams === ilar, lira