caress
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3.8
- noun
- /kəˈrɛs/
- His goodbye was marked by a soft caress of her hand, conveying deep affection.
- a long caress
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Watch on YouTubeAnd then when you take his hand with your hand and you drag your finger gently on the lines of his palm, that caress feels so good to a man.
- And then when you take his hand with your hand and you drag your finger gently on the lines of his palm, that caress feels so good to a man.
- Creamy sauces, heady wines, velvets, the caress of water, of sunshine, of a woman friend, of a young lover.
- No expiation in fire or earth, No merciful caress of the animal wounded in the street.
Examples
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She'll wait for his warm caress
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Sometimes I have felt her gentle caress in the wind as it passes over me.
Blog text (16) -
Hold him close to you With love's caress
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His hand was soft and lay like a caress around hers.
Fiction book (1995) -
How I miss the tender caress of your fingers on my skin.
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Where is their soft caress on my bare shoulders?
Fiction book (1994) -
Oh, the sweet caress of Twilight.
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Jason ran his finger down the back of the blade in a measured caress.
Fiction book (1990) -
Down there is a village, lights winking sleepily at the wind's soft caress.
Fiction book (1996) -
Lacy queen palms, Australian tree ferns, and other greenery swayed sensuously under the caress of the tropical zephyr.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
360
1.0
A feeling when your skin meets something or someone
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2.5
A gentle touch or caress with the hand
4
1.6
A gentle movement of the hand over something to comfort or calm it
4
3.9
A gentle, brief contact made with little force
1
3.9
A gentle, affectionate touch or stroke showing love
A soft light touch to comfort a person or animal
Antonyms
How Affectionate
Surface Forms
Etymology
Caress comes from Old French caresser and the Latin carus 'dear'. A caress is therefore a touch that shows someone is 'dear' to you, which is why it means a gentle, loving touch.