nnoun.acta gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it)Examples:- he showered her with caresses
- soft music was a fond caress
- the caresses of the breeze played over his face
Derivationally Related Form:caress
Hypernyms:stroke stroking
Inherited Hypernyms:caressstroketouchacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.contacttouch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing mannerSynset:fondle
Examples:- He caressed her face
- They fondled in the back seat of the taxi
Derivationally Related Form:caressfondling
Hypernyms:stroke
Inherited Hypernyms:caressstroketouch
Direct Hyponyms:chuckdandlegropenosenuzzlepatpawpettickle
Full Troponyms:canoodlechuckdandlegentlegropenecknuzzlepawpetsmoochtickle
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Sam and Sue --- (apply to: caress) | Sam cannot --- Sue (apply to: caress)