Added 9 October 2026
caress
/kəˈɹɛs/ noun
In Latin: palpō, mulceō, contrectō Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about caress at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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A gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it).
he showered her with caresses
verb
Origin
From French caresse, from Italian carezza (“dear”), from Latin cārus (“dear”), from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂-, akin to Sanskrit काम (kāma, “love”). Doublet of karezza.
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