kiss

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US /kɪs/ See IPA manual

Freq #739

Meanings

1

verb
To touch someone with your lips to show love, affection, or greeting.

The newly married couple kissed in front of their guests.
2

noun
The act of touching someone with your lips to show love or greeting.

It is common to greet people with a kiss on the cheek in Europe.
3

verb
To touch something very lightly and gently.

The eight ball kissed the corner pocket before bouncing out.

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1 verb · to touch someone with your... buss

2 noun · the act of touching someone... osculation

More goozerlallygaglips osculate pashsmoochsnog sugar

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Forms kissedkisseskissing

Derived forms ass-kissingbekisshand-kissjack-jump-up-and-kiss-mekiss-asskiss-curlkiss-her-in-the-butterykiss-inkiss-me-at-the-gatekiss-me-over-the-garden-gatekiss-me-quickkiss-off

Related forms kissathonkissfestmwahsmoochfestsnogfestswakswalkxxoxoxoxoxoxoxxx

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first kiss
the initial romantic kiss between two people

Adjective + noun
quick kiss
a brief, hurried kiss

Adjective + noun
give a kiss
press one's lips to someone as a gesture of affection

Verb + noun
gentle kiss
a soft, tender kiss

Adjective + noun
blow a kiss
send an air kiss by kissing one's hand and blowing it toward someone

Verb + noun
farewell kiss
a kiss given when saying goodbye

Adjective + noun

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Etymology

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 kysse, Swedish kyssa, Norwegian kysse, Icelandic kyssa. Compare Proto-Indo-European *ku-, *kus- (probably imitative), with byspels including Ancient Greek κύσσω (kússō), poetic form of κύσω (kúsō, “to kiss”), and Hittite [script needed] (kuwassanzi, “they kiss”).

kissen Middle English cyssan Old English *kussijan Proto-West Germanic *kussijaną Proto-Germanic

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# kiss

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /kɪs/
**Frequency rank:** 739

## Meanings
1. To touch someone with your lips to show love, affection, or greeting.
2. The act of touching someone with your lips to show love or greeting.
3. To touch something very lightly and gently.

## Examples
- The newly married couple kissed in front of their guests.
- It is common to greet people with a kiss on the cheek in Europe.
- The eight ball kissed the corner pocket before bouncing out.

## Synonyms
- buss
- goozer
- lallygag
- lips
- osculate
- osculation
- pash
- smooch
- snog
- sugar

## Derived Forms
- ass-kissing
- bekiss
- hand-kiss
- jack-jump-up-and-kiss-me
- kiss-ass
- kiss-curl
- kiss-her-in-the-buttery
- kiss-in
- kiss-me-at-the-gate
- kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate
- kiss-me-quick
- kiss-off

## Related Forms
- kissathon
- kissfest
- mwah
- smoochfest
- snogfest
- swak
- swalk
- x
- xo
- xoxo
- xoxoxo
- xxx

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: kissen
- Root: cyssan
- Root: *kussijan
- Root: *kussijaną

## Etymology
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 kysse, Swedish kyssa, Norwegian kysse, Icelandic kyssa. Compare Proto-Indo-European *ku-, *kus- (probably imitative), with byspels including Ancient Greek κύσσω (kússō), poetic form of κύσω (kúsō, “to kiss”), and Hittite [script needed] (kuwassanzi, “they kiss”).

## AI Etymology
Kiss comes 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 kysse, Swedish kyssa, Norwegian kysse, Icelandic kyssa. Compare Proto-Indo-European *ku-, *kus- (probably imitative), with byspels including Ancient Greek κύσσω (kússō), poetic form of κύσω (kúsō, “to kiss”), and Hittite [script needed] (kuwassanzi, “they kiss”).

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