Phrase guide

tissue paper

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Thin, translucent paper used for wrapping or for protecting delicate articles.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An unspecified product made of tissue (absorbent paper), such as bathroom tissue, paper handkerchief or household towel.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a soft thin (usually translucent) paper

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tissue

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: paper

Narrower terms: cigarette paper, rolling paper, facial tissue, Kleenex, toilet tissue, toilet paper, bathroom tissue

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: silkkipaperi — thin, translucent paper
  • French: papier de soie — thin, translucent paper
  • German: Tissuepapier — thin, translucent paper
  • Greek: λεπτό χαρτί (leptó chartí) — thin, translucent paper
  • Hungarian: selyempapír — thin, translucent paper
  • Irish: páipéar síoda — thin, translucent paper
  • Italian: carta velina — thin, translucent paper
  • Khmer: ក្រដាសស្តើង (krɑɑdaahstaəng) — thin, translucent paper
  • Korean: 휴지 (hyuji) — thin, translucent paper
  • Māori: rauangiangi — thin, translucent paper
  • Polish: bibuła — thin, translucent paper
  • Portuguese: papel de seda — thin, translucent paper
  • Spanish: papel de seda — thin, translucent paper
  • Spanish: papel tisú — thin, translucent paper
  • Spanish: papel crespón — thin, translucent paper
  • Swedish: mjukpapper — thin, translucent paper
  • Ottoman Turkish: حریر (harir) — thin, translucent paper
  • Welsh: papur sidan — thin, translucent paper
  • Finnish: pyyhe — unspecified product made of tissue
  • Hungarian: papír zsebkendő — unspecified product made of tissue
  • Hungarian: WC-papír — unspecified product made of tissue
  • Hungarian: papírtörlő — unspecified product made of tissue
  • Polish: bibuła — unspecified product made of tissue
  • Portuguese: lenço — unspecified product made of tissue
  • Portuguese: papel higiénico — unspecified product made of tissue