hand-kissing
Gallant knuckle salute
Hand-kissing is a formal gesture of greeting or respect in which one person takes another's hand and briefly touches or presses lips to it.
Historically a sign of deference toward royalty, clergy, or ladies, it survives mainly in ceremonial contexts or as an exaggerated show of gallantry: He bent to kiss her hand with theatrical flourish.
Courage, especially in combat
- chivalryKnightly code of honor
- etiquetteRules of polite conduct
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
deference · courtier · gentleman · lady · bow · curtsy · royal · ceremony
Warm emotional attachment
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- adorationProfound loving regard
- intimacyEmotional closeness between people
- gestureCommunicative body movement
wooing · courtship · seduction · devotion · admiration · suitor · lover · charming
Smooth to a shine
- AustrianFrom the Alpine republic
- EuropeanFrom that continent
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- customHabitual group practice
greeting · formal · introduction · continental · aristocratic · Victorian · Habsburg · social
Profound admiring respect
- popeCatholic Church's supreme leader
- bishopDiocesan clergy head
- ringClosed curve shape
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
supplication · veneration · devotion · piety · clergy · sacred · humility · pilgrimage
gallantry
Courage, especially in combat
aristocracy · deference · courtier · gentleman · lady · bow · curtsy · royal · ceremony · formality
affection
Warm emotional attachment
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- adorationProfound loving regard
- intimacyEmotional closeness between people
gesture · wooing · courtship · seduction · devotion · admiration · suitor · lover · charming · flirtation
Polish
Smooth to a shine
- AustrianFrom the Alpine republic
- EuropeanFrom that continent
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
custom · greeting · formal · introduction · continental · aristocratic · Victorian · Habsburg · social · ballroom
reverence
Profound admiring respect
blessing · supplication · veneration · devotion · piety · clergy · sacred · humility · pilgrimage · faithful
- romancelove story, amor, love, boyfriend, courting
- sycophancyfawning, toadying, groveling, kowtowing, brown-nosing
hand-kissingfist bump
Knuckle-to-knuckle greeting
high five · chest bump · bro hug · high-five · back slap
hand-kissingspitting
Oral fluid ejection
turning one's back · the finger · dismissive wave · snubbing · cold shoulder
hand-kissingcheek peck
forehead kiss · French kiss · air kiss · neck kiss · Eskimo kiss
hand, kiss, hands, kisses, kissed, kissing, kisser, handed, handing