tissue paper

noun

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

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Meanings

nountissue paper (countable and uncountable, plural tissue papers)

plural tissue papers

  1. countableuncountableThin, translucent paper used for wrapping or for protecting delicate articles.
  2. countableuncountableAn unspecified product made of tissue (absorbent paper), such as bathroom tissue, paper handkerchief or household towel.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna soft thin (usually translucent) paper

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tissue
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paper
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tissue

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish silkkipaperi, pyyhe
  • silkkipaperithin, translucent paper
  • pyyheunspecified product made of tissue
French papier de soie
  • papier de soiethin, translucent paper
German Tissuepapier
  • Tissuepapierthin, translucent paper
Greek λεπτό χαρτί
  • λεπτό χαρτί (leptó chartí)thin, translucent paper
Hungarian selyempapír, papír zsebkendő
  • selyempapírthin, translucent paper
  • papír zsebkendőunspecified product made of tissue
  • WC-papírunspecified product made of tissue
  • papírtörlőunspecified product made of tissue
Irish páipéar síoda
  • páipéar síodathin, translucent paper
Italian carta velina
  • carta velinathin, translucent paper
Korean 휴지
  • 휴지 (hyuji)thin, translucent paper
Māori rauangiangi
  • rauangiangithin, translucent paper
Polish bibuła, bibuła
  • bibułathin, translucent paper
  • bibułaunspecified product made of tissue
Portuguese papel de seda, lenço
  • papel de sedathin, translucent paper
  • lençounspecified product made of tissue
  • papel higiénicounspecified product made of tissue
Spanish papel de seda, papel tisú
  • papel de sedathin, translucent paper
  • papel tisúthin, translucent paper
  • papel crespónthin, translucent paper
Swedish mjukpapper
  • mjukpapperthin, translucent paper
Welsh papur sidan
  • papur sidanthin, translucent paper
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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