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calypses

calypses is the plural of calypsis.

Meaning of calypsis

Noun

calypsis (plural calypses)

  1. (kinesics) The act of covering or concealing one’s face, or sexually attractive parts, especially in the presence of someone who is a sexual turn-off (extremely anerotic), or someone who is uncomfortable to be around.
  2. The veiling of a bride during a wedding.
  3. The concealing of one's face while committing a robbery or other criminal act.
  4. A type of closed or negative body language often expressing extremely anerotic feelings, sexual abhorrence, scorn and contempt toward someone viewed as a sexual turn-off in terms of physical appearance, personality, or social behavior.

Questions about calypses

What is calypses the plural of?
Calypses is the plural of calypsis.

Words near calypses in the dictionary

  1. Calynn
  2. calyon
  3. calyons
  4. calyoon
  5. calyoons
  6. calypses
  7. calypsis
  8. calypso
  9. calypso coffee
  10. calypso coffees
  11. calypso-like

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Adapted from Wiktionary: calypses (page history and authors); calypsis (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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