Dictionary

kissable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈkɪsəbəl/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kw(e)s-der. Proto-Germanic *kussaz Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *kussijaną Proto-West Germanic *kussijan Old English cyssan Middle English kissen English kiss Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English kissable From kiss + -able.

Meanings

1. Capable of being kissed.
2. Attractive, so as to invite kissing.
   • Us girls, we are so magical / Soft skin, red lips, so kissable / Hard to resist, so touchable / Too good to deny it / Ain't no big deal, it's innocent 2008 April 28, Katy Perry, Dr. Luke, Max Martin, Cathy Dennis, “I Kissed a Girl”, in One of the Boys, performed by Katy Perry:
   • She's got such a kissable face.

Forms

Deriveds

kissably · kissableness · unkissable

Translations (16)

is kyssilegur (capable of being kissed) · sv kyssbar (capable of being kissed) · io kisebla (capable of being kissed) · sv kysstäck (capable of being kissed) · fi suudeltava (capable of being kissed) · cmn 誘人親吻 /诱人亲吻 (capable of being kissed) · es besable (capable of being kissed) · is kyssilegur (attractive, so as to invite kissing) · sv kysstäck (attractive, so as to invite kissing) · fi suudeltava (attractive, so as to invite kissing) · ja キスしたくなるような (attractive, so as to invite kissing) · cmn 誘人親吻 /诱人亲吻 (attractive, so as to invite kissing) · de küssenswert (attractive, so as to invite kissing) · eo kisinda (attractive, so as to invite kissing) · de küssbar (capable of being kissed) · eo kisebla (capable of being kissed)