Phrase guide

lip balm

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth to relieve chapped or dry lips, angular cheilitis or stomatitis, and cold sores.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: chapstick, lip salve

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a balm applied to the lips

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: ointment, unction, unguent, balm, salve

History

Etymology

From lip + balm.

Across languages

Translations

45 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: lipsalf — substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • Bulgarian: балсам за устни (balsam za ustni) — substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • Chinese Cantonese: 潤脣膏 /润唇膏 (jeon6 seon4 gou1) — substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • Chinese Mandarin: 潤脣膏 /润唇膏 (rùnchúngāo) — substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • Chinese Mandarin: 護脣膏 /护唇膏 (hùchúngāo) — substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • Cornish: eli gweus — substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • Czech: balzám na rty — substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • Danish: læbepomade — substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • Dutch: lippenbalsem — substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • Dutch: lipbalsem — substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • Esperanto: lipobalzamo — substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • Finnish: huulivoide — substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • Finnish: huulirasva — substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • French: baume pour les lèvres — substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • French: crème pour les lèvres — substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • German: Lippenpflegestift — substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • German: Labello — substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • German: Lippenbalsam — substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • German: Lippencreme — substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • Hungarian: ajakbalzsam — substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • Hungarian: szőlőzsír — substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • Hungarian: ajakír — substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • Icelandic: varasalvi — substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • Italian: burro di cacao — substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • Japanese: リップクリーム (rippukurīmu) — substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • Japanese: リップバーム (rippubāmu) — substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • Korean: 립밤 (ripbam) — substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • Macedonian: балзам за усни (balzam za usni) — substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • Macedonian: пома́да за усни (pomáda za usni) — substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • Macedonian: лабе́ло (labélo) — substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • Māori: hinu ngutu — substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • Polish: pomadka — substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • Polish: balsam do ust — substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • Portuguese: manteiga de cacau — substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • Romanian: balsam de buze — substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • Russian: бальза́м для губ (balʹzám dlja gub) — substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • Russian: губна́я пома́да (gubnája pomáda) — substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • Russian: мазь для губ (mazʹ dlja gub) — substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • Russian: крем для губ (krem dlja gub) — substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • Spanish: bálsamo labial — substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • Swedish: läppbalsam — substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • Turkish: dudak kremi — substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • Vietnamese: sáp dưỡng môi — substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • Vietnamese: son dưỡng môi — substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • Vietnamese: son nẻ — substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth