caress
Meaning of caress
verb
- touch or stroke gently or lovingly.
she caressed the girl's forehead
a gentle breeze caressed his skin
- a gentle or loving touch.
she felt the caress of his breath on her cheek
mid 17th century: from French caresser (verb), caresse (noun), from Italian carezza, based on Latin carus ‘dear’.
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Hyphenation of caress
ca-ress
- It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
- caress is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
caress synonyms
Meaning move one's hand with gentle pressure over (a surface), typically repeatedly; caress:
Meaning bring one's hand or another part of one's body into contact with:
Meaning stroke or caress lovingly or erotically:
Meaning touch something lightly and gently:
Meaning remove (a substance) from the surface of a liquid:
Meaning stroke or pat (an animal) affectionately:
Meaning touch quickly and gently with the flat of the hand:
Meaning rub or push against gently with the nose and mouth:
Meaning touch or caress with the lips as a sign of love, sexual desire, or greeting:
Meaning hold close in one's arms as a way of showing love or affection:
Meaning hold (someone) closely in one's arms, especially as a sign of affection:
Meaning squeeze (someone) tightly in one's arms, typically to express affection:
Meaning arousing feelings of sympathy or gratitude:
Translation of caress
- Spanish: acariciar
- German: streicheln, liebkosen
- French: caresser
- Portuguese: acariciar
- Italian: accarezzare
Anagrams of caress
carses, crases, escars, scares, scraes, seracs
Words that rhyme with caress
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