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Synonyms for caress

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : kuh-res
Phonetic Transcription : kəˈrɛs

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Définition 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

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