liss

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noun

Relief; ease; abatement; cessation; release.

Similar
reliefsolacealleviationcomfortconsolationeasemercyrelease
Opposite
HIITHIT
OriginMiddle English lis ← Old English liss ← Proto-Germanic *linþisjō →
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Meanings

liss1

nounliss (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableRelief; ease; abatement; cessation; release.

    Synonyms: relief, solace, alleviation, comfort, consolation, ease, mercy, release

  2. obsoleteuncountableComfort; happiness.

    Synonyms: cheeriness, contentment, blitheness, blithesomeness, cheerfulness, cheeriness, contentness, contentedness

  3. UKdialectalobsoleteuncountableA respite from pain.

liss2

verbliss (third-person singular simple present lisses, present participle lissing, simple past and past participle lissed)

present singular third person lisses · participle present lissing · participle past lissed · past lissed

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo ease; lighten; relieve; abate.
  2. UKdialectalobsoleteTo cease; stop.

Liss3

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU7727).

Liss4

proper noun
  1. A surname from German.

LISS5

nounLISS (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismuncountableexerciseInitialism of low-intensity steady state: a form of exercise that uses prolonged periods of effort at a steady pace, such as jogging.

    Antonyms: HIIT, HIT

Synonyms & antonyms

nounRelief; ease; abatement; cessation; release.

Similar
reliefsolacealleviationcomfortconsolationeasemercyreleasereliefrespitesolace

nounComfort; happiness.

Similar
cheerinesscontentmentblithenessblithesomenesscheerfulnesscheerinesscontentnesscontentednessdelightdelightednesselatednesselationexuberanceexuberantnessfelicitygaietygaynessgayfulnessgladnessgladsomeness
Also see
alleviationcomfortconsolationeasehappinessreleasereliefrelievesolace

Origin

liss · noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*lent-“bendsome, resilient”
  2. Proto-Germanic*linþisjō“rest”
  3. Old Englishliss
  4. Middle Englishlis
  5. Englishliss

From Middle English lis, lisse, lysse, from Old English liss, līs, līþs (“grace, favor, love, kindness, mercy, joy, peace, rest, remission, forgiveness, alleviation, salvation”), from Proto-Germanic *linþisjō (“rest”), from Proto-Indo-European *lent- (“bendsome, resilient”). Cognate with Danish lise (“solace, relief”), Swedish lisa (“solace, relief”). Related to Old English līþe (“lithe, soft, gentle, meek, mild, serene, benign, gracious, pleasant, sweet”). See lithe.

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liss · verb

  1. Old Englishliss
  2. Old Englishlissan“to subdue”
  3. Middle Englishlissen
  4. Englishliss

From Middle English lissen, lyssen, from Old English lissan (“to subdue”), from Old English liss. Cognate with Swedish lisa (“to soften, weaken”). See above.

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Liss · proper noun

  1. Ukrainianлис“fox”
  2. Polishlis“fox”
  3. EnglishLiss

A Germanized or Americanized form of Lis, from Polish lis (“fox”), Ukrainian лис (lys, “fox”), and related languages.

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APA

liss. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liss

MLA

“liss.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liss. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “liss,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liss.

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