kiss
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kiss¹
- /kɪs/
- [kʰɪs]
Rhymes with -ɪs
Where it comes from
From Middle English kissen, kussen, from Old English cyssan (“to kiss”), from Proto-West Germanic *kussijan, from Proto-Germanic *kussijaną (“to kiss”).
Cognates include Saterland Frisian küsje, Dutch kussen, German Low German küssen, German küssen, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål kysse, Faroese, Icelandic, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish kyssa. Compare Proto-Indo-European *ku-, *kus- (probably imitative), with descendants including Ancient Greek κύσσω (kússō), poetic form of κύσω (kúsō, “to kiss”), and Hittite [script needed] (kuwassanzi, “they kiss”).
verb kisses · kissing · kissed · kist
- To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting. He […] kissed her lips with such a clamorous smack, / That at the parting all the church echoed.
- To (cause to) touch lightly or slightly; to come into contact. The nearside of the car just kissed a parked truck as he took the corner at high speed.
- Of two or more people, to touch each other's lips together, usually to express love or affection or passion. We're kissing in the moonlight / Love was shining so bright and true
- To treat with fondness.
Similar: buss, goozer, lallygag, lips, lock lips, osculate, pash, play tonsil hockey, snog, suck face, swap spit, kiss, smooch
kiss²
- /kɪs/
- [kʰɪs]
Rhymes with -ɪs
Where it comes from
From Middle English kis, kys, kus, forms of cos influenced by kissen, from Old English coss, from Proto-West Germanic *koss, from Proto-Germanic *kussaz.
noun kisses
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A touch with the lips, usually to express love or affection, or as a greeting.
“It was the most absurd kiss. I don't believe he'd ever kissed a woman in his life before. I threw my head back, and it was a sort of slidy, pecking dab, just on the end of the chin — here.” Mrs. Hauksbee tapped her masculine little chin with her fan.
Similar: buss
- An 'X' mark placed at the end of a letter or other type of message, signifying the bestowal of a kiss from the sender to the receiver. With some satisfaction, Gergory read this through twice, signed it and added kisses[.]
- A type of filled chocolate candy, shaped as if someone had kissed the top. See Hershey's Kisses.
- The alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth; conjunction.
- A low-speed mid-air collision between the envelopes of two hot air balloons, generally causing no damage or injury.
Similar: kiss, smooch, lip clap, osculation, sugar, Yankee dime
KISS³
phrase
- Acronym of keep it simple, stupid. KISS when you're writing.
Kiss⁴
Where it comes from
* As a Hungarian surname, from Kiss.
* As an English surname of Norman origin, from Anglo-Norman cuisse (“thigh”).
proper noun
- A surname from Hungarian.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: osculate, buss, osculation, brush, kisser, shagging, lick, sex, cuddle, hug, hugging, hump, frak, babe, love, embrace
verb
Similar: buss, goozer, lallygag, lips, lock lips, osculate, pash, play tonsil hockey, snog, suck face, swap spit, kiss, smooch
noun
Similar: kiss, smooch, lip clap, osculation, sugar, Yankee dime
Translations
Every language
verb to touch with the lips
| Español | besar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 입맞추다 immatchuda, 키스하다 kiseuhada, 뽀뽀하다 ppoppohada, 뽀뽀를 하다 ppopporeul hada |
| 日本語 | キスする kisu suru, 口付けする kuchizuke suru, 接吻する seppun suru, チューする chū suru |
| 中文 | 吻 wěn, 親 /亲 qīn, 親吻 /亲吻 qīnwěn, 接吻 jiēwěn, 親嘴 /亲嘴 qīnzuǐ |
| हिन्दी | चूमना cūmnā, चुम्बन करना cumban karnā |
| Kiswahili | -busu, -nonea |
| Português | beijar |
| Français | embrasser, baiser |
| Deutsch | küssen, knutschen |
| Italiano | baciare |
| Ελληνικά | φιλώ filó, ασπάζομαι aspázomai, δίνω φιλί díno filí |
| Română | săruta, pupa |
| Русский | целова́ть celovátʹ, поцелова́ть pocelovátʹ, целова́ться celovátʹsja |
| Tiếng Việt | hôn, hun |
| العربية | قَبَّلَ qabbala, بَاسَ bāsa, لَثَمَ laṯama |
| עברית | נישק \ נִשֵּׁק nishék, נתן נשיקה natán n'shiká |
verb to touch lightly
| Português | beijar, raspar |
|---|---|
| Français | effleurer |
| Deutsch | küssen |
| Ελληνικά | ακροφιλώ akrofiló |
| Русский | каса́ться kasátʹsja |
| עברית | נָשַׁק nasháq |
verb to touch each other’s lips
| Español | besarse |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 키스하다 kiseuhada |
| 中文 | 吻 wěn, 親 /亲 qīn, 親吻 /亲吻 qīnwěn, 接吻 jiēwěn, 親嘴 /亲嘴 qīnzuǐ |
| Português | beijar-se |
| Français | s'embrasser |
| Deutsch | sich küssen |
| Italiano | baciarsi |
| Ελληνικά | φιλώ filó, ασπάζομαι aspázomai |
| Română | se săruta, se pupa |
| Русский | целова́ться celovátʹsja, поцелова́ться pocelovátʹsja |
| עברית | התנשק hitnashék |
noun a touch with the lips
| Español | beso, ósculo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 입맞춤 immatchum, 키스 kiseu, 뽀뽀 ppoppo |
| 日本語 | キス kisu, 接吻 seppun, 口付け kuchizuke, チュー chū |
| 中文 | 吻 wěn, 親 /亲 qīn, 親吻 /亲吻 qīnwěn, 接吻 jiēwěn, 親嘴 /亲嘴 qīnzuǐ |
| हिन्दी | चुम्बन cumban, पप्पी pappī, चुम्मा cummā, बब्बी babbī, चूमा cūmā, चुंबा cumbā |
| Kiswahili | busu |
| Português | beijo |
| Français | baiser, bisou, bécot, bec, bise |
| Deutsch | Kuss, Busserl, Bussi |
| Italiano | bacio |
| Ελληνικά | φιλί filí, ασπασμός aspasmós |
| Română | sărut, pupic |
| Русский | поцелу́й pocelúj |
| Tiếng Việt | nụ hôn, cái hôn |
| العربية | قُبْلَة qubla, بَوْسَة bawsa, بُوسَة būsa |
| עברית | נְשִׁיקָה neshiká |
noun candy or sweet
| Русский | безе́ bezé |
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title = {kiss},
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