lip balm

noun

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

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chapsticklip salve
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Meanings

nounlip balm (countable and uncountable, plural lip balms)

plural lip balms · alternative lipbalm

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

    Synonyms: chapstick, lip salve

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
chapsticklip salve
Also see
chapsticklip salve

Origin

From lip + balm.

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Translations

Afrikaans lipsalf
  • lipsalfsubstance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
Bulgarian балсам за устни
  • балсам за устни (balsam za ustni)substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
Chinese Cantonese 潤脣膏 /润唇膏
  • 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, 護脣膏 /护唇膏
  • 潤脣膏 /润唇膏 (rùnchúngāo)substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • 護脣膏 /护唇膏 (hùchúngāo)substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
Czech balzám na rty
  • balzám na rtysubstance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
Danish læbepomade
  • læbepomadesubstance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
Dutch lippenbalsem, lipbalsem
  • lippenbalsemsubstance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • lipbalsemsubstance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
Esperanto lipobalzamo
  • lipobalzamosubstance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
Finnish huulivoide, huulirasva
  • huulivoidesubstance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • huulirasvasubstance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
French baume pour les lèvres, crème pour les lèvres
  • baume pour les lèvressubstance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • crème pour les lèvressubstance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
German Lippenpflegestift, Labello
  • Lippenpflegestiftsubstance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • Labellosubstance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • Lippenbalsamsubstance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • Lippencremesubstance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
Hungarian ajakbalzsam, szőlőzsír
  • ajakbalzsamsubstance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • szőlőzsírsubstance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • ajakírsubstance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
Icelandic varasalvi
  • varasalvisubstance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
Italian burro di cacao
  • burro di cacaosubstance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
Japanese リップクリーム, リップバーム
  • リップクリーム (rippukurīmu)substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • リップバーム (rippubāmu)substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
Korean 립밤
  • 립밤 (ripbam)substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
Māori hinu ngutu
  • hinu ngutusubstance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
Polish pomadka, balsam do ust
  • pomadkasubstance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • balsam do ustsubstance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
Portuguese manteiga de cacau
  • manteiga de cacausubstance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
Romanian balsam de buze
  • balsam de buzesubstance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
Russian бальза́м для губ, губна́я пома́да
  • бальза́м для губ (balʹzám dlja gub)substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • губна́я пома́да (gubnája pomáda)substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • мазь для губ (mazʹ dlja gub)substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • крем для губ (krem dlja gub)substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
Spanish bálsamo labial
  • bálsamo labialsubstance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
Swedish läppbalsam
  • läppbalsamsubstance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
Turkish dudak kremi
  • dudak kremisubstance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
Vietnamese sáp dưỡng môi, son dưỡng môi
  • sáp dưỡng môisubstance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • son dưỡng môisubstance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
  • son nẻsubstance topically applied to the lips of the mouth
Cite this entry
APA

lip balm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lip%20balm

MLA

“lip balm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lip%20balm. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lip balm,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lip%20balm.

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