Definitions for caress
kəˈrɛsca·ress

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. caress(verb)

   a gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it)

   "he showered her with caresses"; "soft music was a fond caress"; "the caresses of the breeze played over his face"

2. caress, fondle(verb)

   touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner

   "He caressed her face"; "They fondled in the back seat of the taxi"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. caress(Noun)

   An act or expression of affection; Endearment.

   Etymology: From caresse, from carezza, from carus, from kāro- (English whore), akin to काम.

2. caress(Noun)

   A gentle stroking or rubbing.

   Etymology: From caresse, from carezza, from carus, from kāro- (English whore), akin to काम.

3. caress(Verb)

   To touch or kiss lovingly; to fondle.

   She loves being caressed by her boyfriend.

   Etymology: From caresse, from carezza, from carus, from kāro- (English whore), akin to काम.

4. caress(Verb)

   To show and act on deep closeness shared with another person.

   Etymology: From caresse, from carezza, from carus, from kāro- (English whore), akin to काम.

5. caress(Verb)

   To affect as if with a caress.

   Etymology: From caresse, from carezza, from carus, from kāro- (English whore), akin to काम.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Caress(noun)

   an act of endearment; any act or expression of affection; an embracing, or touching, with tenderness

   Etymology: [F. caresse, It. carezza, LL. caritia dearness, fr. L. carus dear. See Charity.]

2. Caress(noun)

   to treat with tokens of fondness, affection, or kindness; to touch or speak to in a loving or endearing manner; to fondle

   Etymology: [F. caresse, It. carezza, LL. caritia dearness, fr. L. carus dear. See Charity.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Caress

   ka-res′, v.t. to treat with affection: to fondle: to embrace.—n. any act or expression of affection. [Fr. caresser—It. carezza, an endearment; Low L. caritia—L. carus, dear.]

Anagrams for caress »

1. seracs

2. sacres

3. crases

4. scares

How to pronounce caress?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of caress in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of caress in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of caress in a Sentence

1. Jimmy Dickens:

   May the bird of paradise fly up your nose; May an elephant caress you with its toes; May your wife be plagued with runners in her hose; May the bird of paradise fly up your nose.

2. André Gide:

   Old hands soil, it seems, whatever they caress, but they too have their beauty when they are joined in prayer. Young hands were made for caresses and the sheathing of love. It is a pity to make them join too soon.

3. Behnaz Farahi:

   Caress of the Gaze refers to the 'haptic' quality of our gaze. It's taking something from invisible to visible, the idea for this project was really to create a garment that becomes an extension of our actual skin.

4. Mwanandeke Kindembo:

   It's almost impossible to resist the caress of the tears on your face.

5. Laurence Hope:

   For this is Wisdom to love, to live To take what fate, or the Gods may give. To ask no question, to make no prayer, To kiss the lips and caress the hair, Speed passion's ebb as you greet its flow To have, - to hold - and - in time, - let go

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