Caress

/kəˈɹɛs/

Synonyms for "caress" (119 found)

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Closest matches (24)

artful endearmentsattouchement blandishment blandishments breath brushbrush bycocker coddlecome in contactcontact contingence coquet cosset cuddlecutaneous sensedally dandle

Verb(1 words)

canoodle

Noun(5 words)

caresses caressing cherish cuddling cultivate

Strong matches (36)

embrace endearment feelfeel upfeelingfingertip caressflick flirt fondle fondling frictionize glance graze hand-mindedness handle hithoneyed wordshug impinge impingement

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impingence indulge kiss knead lambency lap lick

Verb(3 words)

fondle fondled fondles

Noun(6 words)

footsies foster frottagegentle touchgesture gropes

Related words (59)

light touchlove massage nose nudge nuzzle osculate osculation pamper pat pet rubrub againstrub downrub nosesscrapesense of touchshave sideswipe skim

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skirtsoft wordssqueak bystrokesweet nothingssweet talktactile sensetaction tangency taptentative contacttentative poketouch touching toy trifle whisper

Noun(19 words)

necking nuzzles pat pats patting pet pets petting signal snugglesoft influencesoft touchstroke strokes stroking tend token touch touches

Verb(3 words)

nuzzled petted stroked

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

15 entries

behavior careconcept cultivationcontact gentleness gestureidea developmentinfluencemanual contactphysical contactphysical touchstroke stroking touch

More specific

13 entries

affectionate gesturebreeze fostergentle strokekind gesturememory nurture petsoft touchstroke tendtender touchzephyr

Collocations

9 entries

affectionate caresscaress of the handcaress techniquecaressful touchgentle caressmutual caressromantic caresssoft caresstender caress

Inflections

3 entries

caressed caresses caressing

Derivations

6 entries

caressability caresser caressful caressingly caressive caressiveness

Sample sentences

10 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

In Russian, the words for "caress, endearment" and "least weasel" are homonymous and possibly related etymologically.

Source: tatoeba (4458504)

They caress the pussycat.

Source: tatoeba (7874495)

Tom and Mary kiss and caress each other.

Source: tatoeba (9724412)

A caress, a word, an image, each life experience leaves a mark on the brain.

Source: tatoeba (10556549)

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