unkissable

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adjective

That cannot be kissed; not suitable for kissing.

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

adjectiveunkissable (comparative more unkissable, superlative most unkissable)

comparative more unkissable · superlative most unkissable

  1. That cannot be kissed; not suitable for kissing.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*kw(e)s-
  9. Proto-Germanic*kussaz
  10. Proto-Germanic*kussijaną
  11. Proto-West Germanic*kussijan
  12. Old Englishcyssan
  13. Middle Englishkissen
  14. Englishkiss
  15. Englishkissable
  16. Englishunkissable

From un- + kissable.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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