lavalier

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/ˌlæv.əˈlɪɹ//ˌlɑv-/

noun

An item of jewellery consisting of a pendant, sometimes with one stone, suspended from a necklace.

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lapel miclavalierelavalliere
OriginFrench lavallière →
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Meanings

nounlavalier (plural lavaliers)

plural lavaliers

  1. jewelryAn item of jewellery consisting of a pendant, sometimes with one stone, suspended from a necklace.
  2. A lavalier microphone.

    Synonyms: lapel mic

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA lavalier microphone.

Similar
lapel mic

More synonyms by meaning

nounjeweled pendant worn on a chain around the neck

Similar
lavalierelavalliere
Broader
pendantpendent
Also see
lavalierelavalier microphone

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchlavallière
  2. Englishlavalier

Borrowed from French lavallière, named after French noblewoman Louise de La Vallière (1644–1710), from a family name meaning “small valley” in French.

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Translations

Czech mikroport
  • mikroporta kind of microphone
French micro-cravate
  • micro-cravatea kind of microphone
Hungarian násfa, csíptethető mikrofon
  • násfaan item of jewellery
  • csíptethető mikrofona kind of microphone
  • násfa-mikrofona kind of microphone
Polish wisior, brelok
  • wisioran item of jewellery
  • brelokan item of jewellery
  • mikroporta kind of microphone
  • mikrofon krawatowya kind of microphone
Spanish micrófono de solapa
  • micrófono de solapaa kind of microphone

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

velarial
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APA

lavalier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lavalier

MLA

“lavalier.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lavalier. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lavalier,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lavalier.

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