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
- 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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