noun
Meaning 1
A disposable tissue.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US
Examples
- Could you hand me a kleenex? My nose is running.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
kleenex
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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/ˈkli.nɛks/
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/ˈklin.ɛks/
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CMU ARPABET: K L IY1 N AH0 K S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Alternative form of kleenex.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
a piece of soft absorbent paper (usually two or more thin layers) used as a disposable handkerchief
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tissue, tissue paper
History
Etymology
From the name of brand of tissues trademarked by Cellucotton Products Company (now Kimberly-Clark) in 1924–25. Alteration of clean + -ex.
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: كْلِيْنَكْس (klīneks) — generic term for a disposable tissue
- Finnish: paperinenäliina — generic term for a disposable tissue
- French: Kleenex — generic term for a disposable tissue
- German: Tempo — generic term for a disposable tissue
- Hebrew: טישו (tíšu) — generic term for a disposable tissue
- Hungarian: zsebkendő — generic term for a disposable tissue
- Hungarian: zsepi — generic term for a disposable tissue
- Hungarian: papír zsebkendő — generic term for a disposable tissue
- Navajo: chį́į́h bee yitʼoodí — generic term for a disposable tissue
- Polish: chusteczka jednorazowa — generic term for a disposable tissue
- Polish: chusteczka higieniczna — generic term for a disposable tissue
- Spanish: kleenex — generic term for a disposable tissue
- Spanish: clínex — generic term for a disposable tissue