English Explanatory Dictionary

Liss

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village and civil parish in East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU7727).
name
  1. A surname from German.
noun
  1. Relief; ease; abatement; cessation; release.
  2. Comfort; happiness.
  3. A respite from pain.
verb
  1. To ease; lighten; relieve; abate.
  2. To cease; stop.
noun
  1. Initialism of low-intensity steady state: a form of exercise that uses prolonged periods of effort at a steady pace, such as jogging.

Word forms

Liss lisses lissing lissed

Etymology

A Germanized or Americanized form of Lis, from Polish lis (“fox”), Ukrainian лис (lys, “fox”), and related languages.

Synonyms

relief solace alleviation comfort consolation ease liss release respite cheeriness contentment blitheness blithesomeness cheerfulness contentness contentedness delight delightedness elatedness elation exuberance exuberantness felicity gaiety gayness gayfulness gladness gladsomeness glee gleefulness gleesomeness happiness high spirits hilarity jolliness jollity joviality jovialness joy joyfulness joyousness merriment merriness mirth mirthfulness pleasedness

Antonyms

HIIT HIT
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