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“Liar” or “Lier” or “Lyre”

liar / lier / lyre are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

liar l·AY·er

  • nouna person who has lied or who lies repeatedly.

lier

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

lyre l·AY·r

  • nouna harp used by ancient Greeks for accompaniment.
Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“liar”

  • …arrogant, selfish, vain and a liar, but he is afraid of
  • …accused Chibás of being a liar, and in 1951 he shot…
  • Liar Liar
  • …referred to Flair as a "liar" and stating: "No, I don't…
  • …on her 2017 single "Bad Liar."
  • …word for 'bullshit' and a liar.
  • …(1937–1997), author of Jacob the Liar (1969)
  • Liar Liar was the film debut…
  • …of the 1963 film Billy Liar.
  • Gunsmoke - episode - Liar from Blackhawk - Al Janes

“lier”

  • …church in the beguinage of Lier, Belgium, has a statue of…
  • …a mammoth was unearthed near Lier, and due to the prompt…
  • Born in Lier, Belgium, Louis was the son…
  • Lier mammoth
  • Category:People from Lier, Belgium
  • …the east by Hole and Lier, in the south by Øvre…
  • …Gautier Abts) was born at Lier, near Antwerp, possibly in 1582.
  • …Peck, Åke Persson, Eric van Lier - trombone
  • The Lier beguinage dates from the 13th

“lyre”

  • …on the nyatiti, the Nilotic lyre of Kenya
  • …and Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus (September 2004).

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