embracement
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4.7
- noun
- /ɪmˈbreɪsmənt/
- After a long separation, their embracement was both emotional and joyful.
Examples
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And if one arm's embracement will content thee, I will embrace thee in it by and by!
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The warm embracement of her friends made her feel special on her birthday.
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Catherine did not add her own embracements.
Fiction book (1992) -
Malcolm's embracement of the term Afro-American promoted its acceptance among persons in the Black power/Black consciousness movement.
Academic text (1994) -
If my son were my husband, I would more freely rejoice in that absence wherein he won honor than in the embracements of his bed where he would show most love.
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He greeted her with a heartfelt embracement as soon as she arrived.
Synonyms
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1.0
A tight hold with the arms to show care
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3.3
A close hug that shows affection and comfort
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1.0
An act of holding someone close to show love or friendship
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1.0
A close hug that shows love or gives comfort
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2.1
A warm, close hug with a person or pet to show affection
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1.0
Holding someone close in your arms to feel warm and safe
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2.5
A close hug made by putting your arms around someone to show affection
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8.2
A warm hug people give to show affection
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2.5
A warm welcome you give by opening your arms to hold someone
Antonyms
How Affectionate
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Embracement comes from parts that mean em- 'in' and brace 'arm', a root you can see in bracelet, so an embracement is holding someone 'in your arms'.