air kiss

noun

A social gesture in which the lips are pursed as if kissing, but without actual contact.

Meanings

nounair kiss (plural air kisses)

plural air kisses

  1. A social gesture in which the lips are pursed as if kissing, but without actual contact.

    Synonyms: flying kiss

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA social gesture in which the lips are pursed as if kissing, but without actual contact.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 飛吻 /飞吻
  • 飛吻 /飞吻 (fēiwěn)social gesture
Danish luftkys
  • luftkyssocial gesture
Finnish lentosuukko, lentopusu
  • lentosuukkosocial gesture
  • lentopususocial gesture
French bisou volant
  • bisou volantsocial gesture
German Luftkuss
  • Luftkusssocial gesture
Icelandic fingurkoss
  • fingurkosssocial gesture
Vietnamese hôn gió
  • hôn giósocial gesture
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APA

air kiss. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air%20kiss

MLA

“air kiss.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air%20kiss. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “air kiss,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air%20kiss.

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