soul kiss

Deep romantic kiss

A soul kiss is a deep, open-mouthed kiss involving the tongue—what's more commonly called a French kiss.

The term suggests intimacy beyond the physical, as though the kiss reaches something deeper: Their first soul kiss left her breathless.

The verb form is soul-kiss.

romance

smooch

Informal term for kissing

  • snogKiss passionately, informally
  • lip-lockProlonged romantic kiss
  • makeoutPerceive with difficulty

osculation · canoodle · peck · tender · affectionate · lovers · sweetheart · intimacy · courtship · flirtation

passion

ardor

Intense emotional warmth

yearning · fervor · fire · flame · sensuality · rapture · ecstasy · chemistry · enchantment · infatuation

connection

deep

Far from surface

essence · transcendence · ethereal · bond · union · communion · merging · oneness · closeness · tenderness

physical

lips

Mouth's outer edges

touch · warmth · taste · sensation · tingle · shiver · pulse · heartbeat · closeness · entwined

Opposites
intensity of romantic kiss

soul kisspeck

Dry measure or quick kiss

air kiss · quick kiss · butterfly kiss · cheek kiss · greeting kiss

Family

soul, kiss, souls, souled, soulful, soulfully, soulless, soulmate, kissed

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13