English-Thai Dictionary
caress
N การสัมผัส ด้วย ความรัก embrace touch kan-sam-phad-duai-kwam-rak
caress
VT สัมผัส อย่าง รักใคร่ เอ็นดู cuddle embrace sam-phad-yang-rak-krai-aen-du
caressing
ADJ ที่ สัมผัส ด้วย ความรักใคร่ ti-sam-phad-duai-kwam-rak-krai
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
CARESS
v.t.To treat with fondness, affection, or kindness; to fondle; to embrace with tender affection; as a parent a child.
CARESS
n.An act of endearment; any act or expression of affection; an embracing with tenderness; as conjugal caresses.
CARESSED
pp. Treated or embraced with affection.
CARESSING
ppr. Treating with endearment, or affection.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CARESS
Ca *ress ", n. Etym: [F. caresse, It. carezza, LL. caritia dearness, fr. L. carus dear. See Charity. ]
Defn: An act of endearment; any act or expression of affection; an embracing, or touching, with tenderness. Wooed her with his soft caresses. Langfellow. He exerted himself to win by indulgence and caresses the hearts of all who were under his command. Macaulay.
CARESS
Ca *ress ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Caressed; p. pr. & vb. n. Caressing. ]Etym: [F. caresser, fr. It. carezzare, fr. carezza caress. See Caress. , n.]
Defn: To treat with tokens of fondness, affection, or kindness; to touch or speak to in a loving or endearing manner; to fondle. The lady caresses the rough bloodhoun. Sir W. Scott.
Syn. -- To foundle; embrace; pet; coddle; court; flatter. -- Caress, Fondle. "We caress by words or actions; we fondle by actions only. " Crabb.
CARESSINGLY
CARESSINGLY Ca *ress "ing *ly, ad.
Defn: In caressing manner.
New American Oxford Dictionary
caress
ca ress |kəˈres kəˈrɛs | ▶verb [ with obj. ] touch or stroke gently or lovingly: she caressed the girl's forehead | figurative : a gentle breeze caressed his skin | (as adj. caressing ) : his caressing touch. ▶noun a gentle or loving touch. DERIVATIVES ca ress ing ly adverb ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French caresser (verb ), caresse (noun ), from Italian carezza, based on Latin carus ‘dear. ’
Oxford Dictionary
caress
ca ¦ress |kəˈrɛs | ▶verb [ with obj. ] touch or stroke gently or lovingly: she caressed the girl's forehead | figurative : a gentle breeze caressed his skin | (as adj. caressing ) : his caressing touch. ▶noun a gentle or loving touch. DERIVATIVES caressingly adverb ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French caresser (verb ), caresse (noun ), from Italian carezza, based on Latin carus ‘dear ’.
American Oxford Thesaurus
caress
caress verb his hands caressed her back: stroke, touch, fondle, brush, pet; hug, embrace; nuzzle.
Oxford Thesaurus
caress
caress verb his hands caressed her back: stroke, touch, fondle, brush, skim, pet, pat, nuzzle, kiss; cuddle, embrace, hug. ▶noun she enjoyed the light caress of his fingers: stroke, stroking, touch, touching, fondle, fondling, skim, pat, nuzzle, nuzzling, kiss; cuddle, embrace, hug.
French Dictionary
caressant
caressant , ante adj. adjectif Qui caresse, doux et tendre. : Des gestes caressants. SYNONYME affectueux ; aimant ; câlin ; tendre . Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le participe présent invariable caressant. Ses mains caressant le petit chien. Note Orthographique ca r essant.
caresse
caresse n. f. nom féminin 1 Attouchement tendre, affectueux ou sensuel. 2 figuré Effleurement. : Les caresses du vent doux de l ’été. Note Orthographique ca r esse.
caresser
caresser v. tr. verbe transitif 1 Faire des caresses à. : Elle caressait son chien Rouki. SYNONYME cajoler ; câliner ; flatter . 2 figuré Espérer, se complaire dans une perspective agréable. : Caresser un projet. SYNONYME souhaiter . aimer Note Orthographique ca r esser.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
caress
ca ress /kərés /動詞 ~es /-ɪz /; ~ed /-t /; ~ing 他動詞 ⦅書 ⦆1 〈人 〉を 愛撫 (あいぶ )する , 優しくなでる .2 ⦅詩 ⦆(愛撫するように )〈花など 〉に軽く触れる .名詞 複 ~es C 愛撫 , キス , 優しく触れること .
caressing
ca r é ss ing 形容詞 なだめるような .~ly 副詞