liss
Meanings
Noun
- a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals
- Chinese distance measure; approximately 0.5 kilometers
- Relief; ease; abatement; cessation; release.
- Comfort; happiness.
- A respite from pain.
Verb
- To ease; lighten; relieve; abate.
- To cease; stop.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English lis, lisse, lysse, from Old English liss, līs, līþs (“grace, favor, love, kindness, mercy, joy, peace, rest, remission, forgiveness, alleviation, salvation”), from Proto-Germanic *linþisjō (“rest”), from Proto-Indo-European *lent- (“bendsome, resilient”). Cognate with Danish lise (“solace, relief”), Swedish lisa (“solace, relief”). Related to Old English līþe (“lithe, soft, gentle, meek, mild, serene, benign, gracious, pleasant, sweet”). See lithe.
Synonyms
alleviation, atomic number 3, blitheness, blithesomeness, cheerfulness, cheeriness, comfort, consolation, contentedness, contentment, contentness, delight, delightedness, ease, elatedness, elation, exuberance, exuberantness, felicity, gaiety, gayfulness, gayness, gladness, gladsomeness, glee, gleefulness, gleesomeness, happiness, high spirits, hilarity, jolliness, jollity, joviality, jovialness, joy, joyfulness, joyousness, Li, li, liss, lithium, merriment, merriness, mirth, mirthfulness, pleasedness, release, relief, respite, solace
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