Antonyms for caress

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : kuh-res

Phonetic Transcription : kəˈrɛs

Definition of caress

Origin : 1640s, "show of endearment, display of regard," from French caresse (16c.), back-formation from caresser or else from Italian carezza "endearment," from caro "dear," from Latin carus "dear, costly, beloved" (see whore (n.)). Meaning "affectionate stroke" attested in English from 1650s.

noun loving touch
verb touch lovingly

Example sentences :

I will go out of my way to caress one who shows any desire to be friendly.
Extract from : « Ballads of a Bohemian » by Robert W. Service

He would have taken her in his arms again, but she evaded the caress.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

Men in his condition were apt to be as quick with a blow as with a caress.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

A word of consolation, a caress, even from her mother, would have distressed her.
Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola

It had been so long since such a touch had thrilled him, so long since any caress had been given him.
Extract from : « The Little Colonel » by Annie Fellows Johnston

She was not conscious—how could she be and not shrink from my caress?
Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson

Her tone was gentle as a caress, and it made him tingle to his finger-tips.
Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington

And what a pang for a poor creature to go off like that without a word, a caress.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

He took her face then between his hands and looked into it with a gaze that in itself was a caress.
Extract from : « The Inn at the Red Oak » by Latta Griswold

They tried to caress her in a hundred ways, but Lindu did not heed them.
Extract from : « Classic Myths » by Mary Catherine Judd

Synonyms for caress

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