caress
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ca·ress
(kə-rĕs') 
n.
A gentle touch or gesture of fondness, tenderness, or love.
tr.v., -ressed, -ress·ing, -ress·es.
caressingly ca·ress'ing·ly adv.
caressive ca·res'sive adj.
n.
A gentle touch or gesture of fondness, tenderness, or love.
tr.v., -ressed, -ress·ing, -ress·es.
- To touch or stroke in an affectionate or loving manner.
- To touch or move as if with a caress: soft music that caressed the ears.
- To treat fondly, kindly, or favorably; cherish.
[French caresse, from Italian carezza, from caro, dear, from Latin cārus.]
caresser ca·ress'er n.caressingly ca·ress'ing·ly adv.
caressive ca·res'sive adj.
SYNONYMS caress, cuddle, fondle, pet. These verbs mean to touch or handle affectionately: caressed the baby's forehead; cuddled the kitten in her arms; fondling the dog's ears; petting his pony.
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IN BRIEF: To touch or stroke in a loving way.
They felt the caress of the wind on their faces as they sat in the meadow.
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categories related to 'caress'
- Flirtation, Dating, and Courting - caress: (vb) fondle gently
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Caress
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - kærtegne, forkæle, lokke for
n. - kærtegn
Nederlands (Dutch)
strelen, liefkozen, streling, liefkozing
Français (French)
v. tr. - caresser
n. - caresse
Deutsch (German)
n. - Liebkosung
v. - liebkosen, schmeicheln
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - φιλί, φίλημα, θωπεία, χάδι
v. - θωπεύω, χαϊδεύω
Italiano (Italian)
accarezzare, carezza
Português (Portuguese)
n. - carícia (f)
v. - acariciar
Русский (Russian)
ласкать, ласка
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - acariciar
n. - caricia
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - smekning
v. - smeka
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
爱抚, 怜爱, 抱, 亲吻, 拥抱
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 愛撫, 憐愛, 抱
n. - 愛撫, 親吻, 擁抱
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 애무하다, 달래다
n. - 애무
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 愛撫する
n. - 愛撫
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) قبله, ضمه, ملاطفه, معانقه (فعل) يعانق, يقبل, يلاطف
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - חיבק, נישק, ליטף
n. - לטיפה, נשיקה
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