alliance
alliance is a 8-letter English word with 9 senses as noun and transitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The state of being allied; the act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc., especially between families by marriage and states by compact, treaty, or league; as, matrimonial alliances; an alliance between church and state; an alliance between France and England. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- noun. The state of being allied; the act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc., especially between families by marriage and states by compact, treaty, or league; as, matrimonial alliances; an alliance between church and state; an alliance between France and England.
- noun. Any union resembling that of families or states; union by relationship in qualities; affinity.
- noun. The persons or parties allied.
- transitive verb. To connect by alliance; to ally.
- noun. the act of forming an alliance or confederation
- noun. a formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim
- noun. an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
- noun. a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest
"the shifting alliances within a large family"
"their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them"
- noun. the state of being allied or confederated
Synonyms
confederation, alignment, alinement, coalition, bond
Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in alliance:
Common word forms
allianced, alliancer, alliances, alliancing
Words from these letters
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