adj
Meaning 1
Sentimentally affectionate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
kissy
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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rhymes with -ɪsi
adj
Meaning 2
Tending to kiss.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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adj
Meaning 3
Tending to kiss frequently.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Examples
- We sat behind an obnoxiously kissy couple in the cinema.
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adj
Meaning 4
Suited to kissing; resembling or relating to kissing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Examples
- kissy lips
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name
Meaning 5
A neighbourhood at the east end of Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 6
Diminutive of kiss.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: diminutive, form-of, informal
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History
Etymology
From kiss (noun and verb) + -y (adjectival suffix).
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-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English kissy From kiss (noun) + -y (diminutive suffix).
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Occitan: baisarèl — tending to kiss frequently
- Polish: całuśny — tending to kiss frequently
- Spanish: besucón — tending to kiss frequently