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Proof that the lightest touch hits hardest, leaving zero bruises and lasting memory.
means To touch or stroke someone or something gently and lovingly.
from From French caresse, itself from Italian carezza, built on caro meaning 'dear' or 'beloved' — which traces back to Latin carus, 'precious.' So a caress is, quite literally, the gesture of treating someone as dear; the tenderness is baked into the word's bones.
- latin root
- From carus, meaning dear or beloved
- slow nerves
- Gentle strokes use dedicated slow-conducting touch fibers
- feel-good chemistry
- Slow skin contact triggers oxytocin release
- italian cousin
- Shares roots with caro, meaning expensive and precious
for instance
caress the past sculpture — bronze sculpture by henry moore at the art institute of chicago, created 1940