French kiss
Romantic open-mouthed embrace
A French kiss is a kiss in which the tongue enters the other person's mouth.
The modifier French here carries its traditional association with sensuality and romantic sophistication.
As a verb: They French kissed in the back row of the theater.
Also simply French: Do you want to French?
Oral muscle for taste
- open-mouthedWith jaw dropped
- deepFar from surface
- makeoutPerceive with difficulty
- lip-lockProlonged romantic kiss
snog · smooch · necking · petting · canoodle · tonsil-hockey · exploratory · wet
Romantic liaison, often illicit
- courtshipSeeking another's romantic favor
- flirtationPlayful romantic attention
- loveIntense fond attachment
- wooingRomantic pursuit of another
tryst · rendezvous · date · valentine · sweetheart · lover · paramour · beloved
tongue
Oral muscle for taste
- open-mouthedWith jaw dropped
- deepFar from surface
- makeoutPerceive with difficulty
lip-lock · snog · smooch · necking · petting · canoodle · tonsil-hockey · exploratory · wet · lingering
amour
Romantic liaison, often illicit
- courtshipSeeking another's romantic favor
- flirtationPlayful romantic attention
- loveIntense fond attachment
wooing · tryst · rendezvous · date · valentine · sweetheart · lover · paramour · beloved · darling
closeness
State of proximity
- connectionA joining or relation
- bondingForming close connections
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
caress · embrace · chemistry · affection · warmth · touch · skin · whisper · private · moment
ardor
Intense emotional warmth
lust · intensity · heat · burning · smoldering · longing · infatuation · enamored · craving · urgency
- FranceParis, Notre-Dame, Lyon, croissant, Toulouse
- ParisEiffel Tower, Louvre, Notre-Dame, Seine, Montmartre
- seductionseduction, seductive, allure, beguilement, enticement
French kisspeck
Dry measure or quick kiss
air kiss · cheek kiss · quick kiss · forehead kiss · butterfly kiss
French kisshandshake
Mutual palm-gripping gesture
air kiss · cheek kiss · formal greeting · pat on the back · high five