kissable

K5I1S1S1A1B3L1E1
/ˈkɪsəbəl/

adjective

Capable of being kissed.

“She's got such a kissable face.”

OriginEnglish kiss ← Middle English kissen ← Old English cyssan →
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Meanings

adjectivekissable (comparative more kissable, superlative most kissable)

comparative more kissable · superlative most kissable

  1. Capable of being kissed.
  2. Attractive, so as to invite kissing.

    She's got such a kissable face.

    1 more example

    Us girls, we are so magical / Soft skin, red lips, so kissable / Hard to resist, so touchable / Too good to deny it / Ain't no big deal, it's innocent

    2008 April 28, Katy Perry, Dr. Luke, Max Martin, Cathy Dennis, “I Kissed a Girl”, in One of the Boys, performed by Katy Perry

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
kissworthy

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kw(e)s-
  2. Proto-Germanic*kussaz
  3. Proto-Germanic*kussijaną
  4. Proto-West Germanic*kussijan
  5. Old Englishcyssan
  6. Middle Englishkissen
  7. Englishkiss
  8. Englishkissable

From kiss + -able.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 誘人親吻 /诱人亲吻, 誘人親吻 /诱人亲吻
  • 誘人親吻 /诱人亲吻 (yòu rén qīnwěn)capable of being kissed
  • 誘人親吻 /诱人亲吻 (yòu rén qīnwěn)attractive, so as to invite kissing
Esperanto kisebla, kisinda
  • kiseblacapable of being kissed
  • kisindaattractive, so as to invite kissing
Finnish suudeltava, suudeltava
  • suudeltavacapable of being kissed
  • suudeltavaattractive, so as to invite kissing
German küssbar, küssenswert
  • küssbarcapable of being kissed
  • küssenswertattractive, so as to invite kissing
Icelandic kyssilegur, kyssilegur
  • kyssilegurcapable of being kissed
  • kyssilegurattractive, so as to invite kissing
Japanese キスしたくなるような
  • キスしたくなるような (kisu shitaku naru yōna)attractive, so as to invite kissing
Spanish besable
  • besablecapable of being kissed
Swedish kysstäck, kyssbar
  • kysstäckcapable of being kissed
  • kyssbarcapable of being kissed
  • kysstäckattractive, so as to invite kissing

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

kissable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kissable

MLA

“kissable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kissable. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kissable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kissable.

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