French kissing
Deep romantic kissing
French kissing is kissing with open mouths and tongue contact—more intimate than a simple lip kiss.
The term emerged in early 20th-century English, associating the French with sexual sophistication.
Also called making out or tongue kissing: They were French kissing in the back of the theater.
Intense emotional warmth
- desireIntense wanting
- fervorIntense emotional intensity
- lustIntense carnal appetite
- longingIntense, persistent desire
yearning · makeout · smooch · heat · fire · spark · infatuation · amorous
Seeking another's romantic favor
- flirtationPlayful romantic attention
- wooingRomantic pursuit of another
- lovebirdsOpenly affectionate couple
- sweetheartsRomantic partners, affectionately named
smitten · enamored · tryst · date · moonlit · candlelit · seduction · chemistry
State of proximity
- connectionA joining or relation
- bondingForming close connections
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
trust · vulnerability · warmth · embrace · togetherness · private · personal · emotional
ardor
Intense emotional warmth
longing · yearning · makeout · smooch · heat · fire · spark · infatuation · amorous · tongue
courtship
Seeking another's romantic favor
- flirtationPlayful romantic attention
- wooingRomantic pursuit of another
- lovebirdsOpenly affectionate couple
sweethearts · smitten · enamored · tryst · date · moonlit · candlelit · seduction · chemistry · attraction
closeness
State of proximity
- connectionA joining or relation
- bondingForming close connections
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
affection · trust · vulnerability · warmth · embrace · togetherness · private · personal · emotional · sensory
French kissingpeck
Dry measure or quick kiss
quick kiss · air kiss · butterfly kiss · Eskimo kiss · cheek kiss
French, Frenchman, Frenchmen, Frenchwoman, Frenchwomen, kiss, kissed, kisses, kisser