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kiss
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: k?s, IPA(key): /k?s/, [k??s]
- Rhymes: -?s
Etymology 1
From Middle English kissen, kussen, from Old English cyssan (“to kiss”), from Proto-Germanic *kussijan? (“to kiss”), cognates include Danish kysse, Dutch kussen, German küssen, Icelandic kyssa,Norwegian kysseand Swedish kyssa. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ku, *kus (probably imitative), with cognates including Ancient Greek ????? (kúss?), poetic form of ???? (kús?, “to kiss”), and Hittite [script needed] (kuwassanzi, “they kiss”).
Verb
kiss (third-person singular simple present kisses, present participle kissing, simple past and past participle kissed)
- (transitive) To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting.
- 1610-11, William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act II Scene 2
- I'll kiss thy foot. I'll swear myself thy subject.
- 1610-11, William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act II Scene 2
- (transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) touch lightly or slightly; to come into contact.
- 1870, Alfred Tennyson, The Window
- Rose, rose and clematis, / Trail and twine and clasp and kiss.
- 1870, Alfred Tennyson, The Window
- (intransitive) Of two or more people, to touch each other's lips together, usually to express love or affection or passion.
- (transitive, archaic) To treat with fondness.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:kiss
Derived terms
- bekiss
- kissing
- kissle
- kissy
Translations
Etymology 2
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
kiss (plural kisses)
- A touch with the lips, usually to express love or affection, or as a greeting.
- An 'X' mark placed at the end of a letter or other type of message.
- A type of filled chocolate candy, shaped as if someone had kissed the top. See Hershey's Kisses.
- (astronomy) The alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth, conjunction.
Synonyms
- (touch with the lips): See Thesaurus:buss
Translations
Derived terms
See also
- x
- xo
- xoxo
- xoxoxo
- xxx
Anagrams
- KSIs, Sisk, skis
Middle English
Verb
kiss
- Alternative form of kissen
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?s/
Etymology
Partly imitative, partly an euphemism for piss (see pissa (“to pee”)).
Noun
kiss n (uncountable)
- pee, wee, tinkle, urine
Declension
Anagrams
- siks
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unkiss
English
Etymology
un- +? kiss
Verb
unkiss (third-person singular simple present unkisses, present participle unkissing, simple past and past participle unkissed)
- (obsolete) To cancel or annul something that was done or sealed with a kiss.
- Richard II, Act V - Shakespeare
- Let me unkiss the oath 'twixt thee and me.
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