Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kissable

/ˈkɪsəbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables: kiss-able
IPA: /ˈkɪsəbəl/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of being kissed.

adj

Attractive, so as to invite kissing.

Example Sentences

"She's got such a kissable face."
"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"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kw(e)s-der. Proto-Germanic *kussaz Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *kussijaną Proto-West Germanic *kussijan Old English cyssan Middle English kissen English kiss Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English kissable From kiss + -able.

Inflected Forms

more kissable (comparative) most kissable (superlative)

Derived Forms

kissableness kissably unkissable

Questions

How do you pronounce kissable?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɪsəbəl/.
What does kissable mean?: Capable of being kissed.
Where does kissable come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kw(e)s-der. Proto-Germanic *kussaz Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *kussijaną Proto-West Germanic *kussijan Old English cyssan Middle English kissen English kiss Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English kissable From kiss + -able.

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