Caress
noun
A gentle touch showing love or kindness.
He gave her a gentle caress on the cheek
Often appears as...
- gentle caress
- loving caress
verb
To touch someone gently and kindly, often in a romantic way.
He caressed her face gently
Often appears as...
- caress gently
- caress lovingly
Usage tips
Approving
noun
A gentle touch showing love or kindness.
He gave her a gentle caress on the cheek
Often appears as...
- gentle caress
- loving caress
verb
To touch someone gently and kindly, often in a romantic way.
He caressed her face gently
Often appears as...
- caress gently
- caress lovingly
Usage tips
Approving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Affectionate Moments
Use 'caress' in scenarios where intimacy and care are shown, not in casual touches.
The mother's caress soothed the crying child.
Pro Tip 2/3Not for Objects
'Caress' is mostly for living things. It feels odd to use it for inanimate objects.
She caressed the kitten, not the book.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive Emotion
The word carries positive feelings and should be used in a loving or caring context.
His caress showed his deep affection for her.
Pro Tip 1/3Affectionate Moments
Use 'caress' in scenarios where intimacy and care are shown, not in casual touches.
The mother's caress soothed the crying child.
Pro Tip 2/3Not for Objects
'Caress' is mostly for living things. It feels odd to use it for inanimate objects.
She caressed the kitten, not the book.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive Emotion
The word carries positive feelings and should be used in a loving or caring context.
His caress showed his deep affection for her.
Pro Tip 1/3Affectionate Moments
Use 'caress' in scenarios where intimacy and care are shown, not in casual touches.
The mother's caress soothed the crying child.
Pro Tip 2/3Not for Objects
'Caress' is mostly for living things. It feels odd to use it for inanimate objects.
She caressed the kitten, not the book.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive Emotion
The word carries positive feelings and should be used in a loving or caring context.
His caress showed his deep affection for her.
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Video examples
My mother's final wish...
I was caressing her arm, and I noticed that the texture of her skin was unusually dry. And the color of her flesh was dull. I had been so focused on executing her end-of-life wishes that I realized, I didn't know what the end of her life felt like.
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A theory of everything PIPE...
When they lay together in bed it was, as it had to be, as the nature of the act demanded, an act of violence. It was an act of clenched teeth and hatred. It was the unendurable. Not a caress, but a wave of pain. The agony as an act of passion."
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Killer Snowballs PIPE...
make my Christmas would be to wake up on the big day - a fresh dusting of snow nothing beats that gentle caress of snowflakes on your face yeah in the right conditions that soft fluffy stuff that falls from the sky feels more like
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Advocating for gender...
hand it was a two-pronged strategy a coalition of women's groups would caress the establishment with the usual blandishments while aids-free world would engage in high-level advocacy at the diplomatic level we shamelessly used
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Emperor Scorpion PIPE...
partner but you are still in complete control why because if he doesn't fulfill his role you can kill him at any time he grasps you by the forelimbs caressing you with his tail so far so good now it's time for the courtship
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Do Animals Feel Empathy?...
and elephants have recently been observed visiting and caressing the bones of their departed friends this expression of elephant grief makes a strong case for some animals at least being
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Bully Bottlenose...
life for now she reassures him with constant caresses from her fin within the group this kind of body language helps to reinforce relationships and keep the peace
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Borneo: Paradise Under...
male veterinarian so this female babysitter they called him she has to comfort him by holding his hand and and caressing him gently so that this
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Inés Hercovich: Why...
than kisses, caresses and gentle words. Now, if we continue to expect rape to be what it very rarely is --
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Felix Dennis' odes to...
Dearest, do I love thee less? Do I shrink from thy caress? Think you I could cease to care?
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My mother's final wish...
I was caressing her arm, and I noticed that the texture of her skin was unusually dry. And the color of her flesh was dull. I had been so focused on executing her end-of-life wishes that I realized, I didn't know what the end of her life felt like.
Video examples
A theory of everything PIPE...
When they lay together in bed it was, as it had to be, as the nature of the act demanded, an act of violence. It was an act of clenched teeth and hatred. It was the unendurable. Not a caress, but a wave of pain. The agony as an act of passion."
Video examples
Killer Snowballs PIPE...
make my Christmas would be to wake up on the big day - a fresh dusting of snow nothing beats that gentle caress of snowflakes on your face yeah in the right conditions that soft fluffy stuff that falls from the sky feels more like
Video examples
Advocating for gender...
hand it was a two-pronged strategy a coalition of women's groups would caress the establishment with the usual blandishments while aids-free world would engage in high-level advocacy at the diplomatic level we shamelessly used
Video examples
Emperor Scorpion PIPE...
partner but you are still in complete control why because if he doesn't fulfill his role you can kill him at any time he grasps you by the forelimbs caressing you with his tail so far so good now it's time for the courtship
Video examples
Do Animals Feel Empathy?...
and elephants have recently been observed visiting and caressing the bones of their departed friends this expression of elephant grief makes a strong case for some animals at least being
Video examples
Bully Bottlenose...
life for now she reassures him with constant caresses from her fin within the group this kind of body language helps to reinforce relationships and keep the peace
Video examples
Borneo: Paradise Under...
male veterinarian so this female babysitter they called him she has to comfort him by holding his hand and and caressing him gently so that this
Video examples
Inés Hercovich: Why...
than kisses, caresses and gentle words. Now, if we continue to expect rape to be what it very rarely is --
Video examples
Felix Dennis' odes to...
Dearest, do I love thee less? Do I shrink from thy caress? Think you I could cease to care?
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Alphonsus Liguori
Italian Clergyman
Just as a mother finds pleasure in taking her little child on her lap, there to feed and caress him, in like manner our loving God shows His fondness for His beloved souls who have given themselves entirely to Him and have placed all their hope in His goodness.
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Ruth Westheimer
American Celebrity
I think I was fortunate that even in the children's home I had a boyfriend. How important it was, as an orphan at the age of 12, to be caressed and to be kissed and to know that there is someone who really deeply cared about me.
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Andre Gide
French Novelist
I owe much to my friends; but, all things considered, it strikes me that I owe even more to my enemies. The real person springs life under a sting even better than under a caress.
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Simone de Beauvoir
French Writer
Sex pleasure in woman is a kind of magic spell; it demands complete abandon; if words or movements oppose the magic of caresses, the spell is broken.
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Leslie Mann
American Actor
I'm so sick of seeing these movies where married couples are just cuddling on the couch and caressing each other's faces.
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Nathan Sawaya
American Artist
I think watching Channing Tatum caress his Lego Oscar statue will be something I won't forget. Even if I try.
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Leonard Cohen
Canadian Singer
In dreams the truth is learned that all good works are done in the absence of a caress.
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Omar Sharif
Egyptian Actor
See these hands? They are old. But they are soft. Only good for caressing.
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Jock Sturges
American Photographer
There isn't a person alive who doesn't like being caressed.
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Vladimir Nabokov
American Novelist
Caress the detail, the divine detail.
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Alphonsus Liguori
Italian Clergyman
Just as a mother finds pleasure in taking her little child on her lap, there to feed and caress him, in like manner our loving God shows His fondness for His beloved souls who have given themselves entirely to Him and have placed all their hope in His goodness.
Quote examples
Ruth Westheimer
American Celebrity
I think I was fortunate that even in the children's home I had a boyfriend. How important it was, as an orphan at the age of 12, to be caressed and to be kissed and to know that there is someone who really deeply cared about me.
Quote examples
Andre Gide
French Novelist
I owe much to my friends; but, all things considered, it strikes me that I owe even more to my enemies. The real person springs life under a sting even better than under a caress.
Quote examples
Simone de Beauvoir
French Writer
Sex pleasure in woman is a kind of magic spell; it demands complete abandon; if words or movements oppose the magic of caresses, the spell is broken.
Quote examples
Leslie Mann
American Actor
I'm so sick of seeing these movies where married couples are just cuddling on the couch and caressing each other's faces.
Quote examples
Nathan Sawaya
American Artist
I think watching Channing Tatum caress his Lego Oscar statue will be something I won't forget. Even if I try.
Quote examples
Leonard Cohen
Canadian Singer
In dreams the truth is learned that all good works are done in the absence of a caress.
Quote examples
Omar Sharif
Egyptian Actor
See these hands? They are old. But they are soft. Only good for caressing.
Quote examples
Jock Sturges
American Photographer
There isn't a person alive who doesn't like being caressed.
Quote examples
Vladimir Nabokov
American Novelist
Caress the detail, the divine detail.
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