CARESS

caress

(noun) a gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it); “he showered her with caresses”; “soft music was a fond caress”; “the caresses of the breeze played over his face”

caress, fondle

(verb) touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner; “He caressed her face”; “They fondled in the back seat of the taxi”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

caress (plural caresses)

An act of endearment; any act or expression of affection; an embracing, or touching, with tenderness. [from 1640s]

A gentle stroking or rubbing.

Verb

caress (third-person singular simple present caresses, present participle caressing, simple past and past participle caressed)

(transitive) To touch or kiss lovingly; to fondle.

Synonyms: hold, soothe, stroke, kiss, Thesaurus:fondle, Thesaurus:kiss

(transitive) To affect as if with a caress.

Anagrams

• Crases, SERCAs, carses, casers, crases, sacres, scares, seracs, sĂ©racs

Source: Wiktionary


Ca*ress", n. Etym: [F. caresse, It. carezza, LL. caritia dearness, fr. L. carus dear. See Charity.]

Definition: An act of endearment; any act or expression of affection; an embracing, or touching, with tenderness. Wooed her with his soft caresses. Langfellow. He exerted himself to win by indulgence and caresses the hearts of all who were under his command. Macaulay.

Ca*ress", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Caressed; p. pr. & vb. n. Caressing.] Etym: [F. caresser, fr. It. carezzare, fr. carezza caress. See Caress., n.]

Definition: To treat with tokens of fondness, affection, or kindness; to touch or speak to in a loving or endearing manner; to fondle. The lady caresses the rough bloodhoun. Sir W. Scott.

Syn.

– To foundle; embrace; pet; coddle; court; flatter.

– Caress, Fondle. "We caress by words or actions; we fondle by actions only." Crabb.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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