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Fliss

Fliss proper noun: a diminutive of the female given name Felicity.

Proper noun (1)

Fliss

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Felicity.
    • It was addressed to "Fliss Benson", so it must be from someone who knows me.' 'Why must it?' Laurie demands. 'They'd have written "Felicity" otherwise.' He squints at me. 'Is your name Felicity?'2010, Sophie Hannah, A Room Swept White, Hodder & Stoughton, →ISBN, page 22

Proper noun (2)

Fliss (plural Flisses)

  1. A surname from Polish.

Forms of Fliss

pluralFlisses

Origin of Fliss

Germanized or Americanized form of Polish Flis.

Questions about Fliss

What does Fliss mean?
Fliss means a diminutive of the female given name Felicity.
What part of speech is Fliss?
Fliss is a proper noun.

Words near Fliss in the dictionary

  1. flisk
  2. flisked
  3. flisking
  4. flisks
  5. flisky
  6. Fliss
  7. Flisses
  8. flist
  9. flists
  10. flit
  11. flitch

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