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caresses

Noun
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Caresses are gentle, affectionate touches or strokes, usually expressing tenderness, comfort, desire, or intimacy between people and sometimes applied figuratively to wind or light.

Detailed Definition
A caress is a soft touch meant to show affection or tenderness. In poetry, the word often emphasizes physical closeness and emotional intimacy, as in this poem’s repeated focus on touch.
Example
Example in poetry:
“Your soft and gentle caresses, sweet joys to me they bring,” uses caresses for tender touch; “Wind’s caresses loosened petals from the rose,” personifies weather; In love lyrics, caresses can suggest affection without explicit description; “Her mother’s caresses steadied the child’s fevered sleep,” broadens the word beyond romance
Additional Notes
The word appears in the line "Your caresses fill me with a joy deep within," and some readers may need to look up this more literary noun.; Found in the poem, One Touch From You by Richard
Also Known As
gentle touches soft strokes tender embraces loving caresses
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