caress
Stroke with affection
A caress is a gentle, affectionate touch—stroking someone's hair, brushing fingers along a cheek.
The verb means to touch in this tender way: He caressed her face.
Caress extends to anything that touches lightly and pleasantly: A warm breeze caressed the curtains.
The word implies intimacy, tenderness, or sensuality rather than mere contact.
Sudden brain blood blockage
- fondleTouch lovingly
- brushBristled cleaning tool
- grazeFeed on growing plants
- petDomesticated household companion
nuzzle · tickle · pat · skim · glide · feather · trail · finger
Closely personal or private
- passionIntense emotional drive
- desireIntense wanting
- romanceLove and its excitement
- foreplayPre-coital intimacy
erotic · seductive · amorous · lover · embrace · kiss · sultry · tantalizing
Gentle, caring quality
devotion · care · endearment · intimacy · closeness · attachment · bonding · affectionate
stroke
Sudden brain blood blockage
pet · nuzzle · tickle · pat · skim · glide · feather · trail · finger · sweep
intimate
Closely personal or private
foreplay · erotic · seductive · amorous · lover · embrace · kiss · sultry · tantalizing · arousal
tenderness
Gentle, caring quality
adore · devotion · care · endearment · intimacy · closeness · attachment · bonding · affectionate · doting
comfort
Ease or soothing relief
solace · ease · relax · pacify · lull · gentle · balm · salve · therapeutic · nurture
soft
Yielding to touch
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- lightVisible electromagnetic radiation
- featherlightExtremely light, weightless-feeling
tender · velvet · silken · whisper · butterfly · subtle · mild · faint · airy · gossamer