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Meaning of "caressive" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CARESSIVE

caressive  [kəˈresɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CARESSIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Caressive is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CARESSIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of caressive in the English dictionary

The definition of caressive in the dictionary is resembling a caress, or tending to caresses.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CARESSIVE


abusive
əˈbjuːsɪv
aggressive
əˈɡrɛsɪv
comprehensive
ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnsɪv
crescive
ˈkresɪv
decompressive
ˌdiːkəmˈpresɪv
defensive
dɪˈfɛnsɪv
degressive
dɪˈɡresɪv
excessive
ɪkˈsɛsɪv
exclusive
ɪkˈskluːsɪv
expensive
ɪkˈspɛnsɪv
extensive
ɪkˈstɛnsɪv
hyperaggressive
ˌhaɪpərəˈɡresɪv
impressive
ɪmˈprɛsɪv
inclusive
ɪnˈkluːsɪv
intensive
ɪnˈtɛnsɪv
massive
ˈmæsɪv
nonaggressive
ˌnɒnəˈɡresɪv
offensive
əˈfɛnsɪv
progressive
prəˈɡrɛsɪv
self-expressive
ˌselfɪkˈspresɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CARESSIVE

careless
careless driving
carelessly
carelessness
careline
careme
carer
caress
caresser
caressingly
caressively
caret
caretake
caretaken
caretaker
caretaker manager
caretaking
Carew
careworn
carex

WORDS THAT END LIKE CARESSIVE

compressive
concussive
depressive
dismissive
emissive
essive
expressive
immunosuppressive
inexpressive
obsessive
on the defensive
oppressive
passive-aggressive
permissive
possessive
recessive
regressive
repressive
submissive
successive
suppressive

Synonyms and antonyms of caressive in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «caressive» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CARESSIVE

Find out the translation of caressive to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of caressive from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «caressive» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

caressive
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

acariciante
570 millions of speakers

English

caressive
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

caressive
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

caressive
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

caressive
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

caressive
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

caressive
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

caressive
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bersemangat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

caressive
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

caressive
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

caressive
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Caressive
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

caressive
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒத்திருக்கிற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हळुवार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

caressive
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

caressive
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

caressive
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

caressive
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

caressive
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

caressive
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

caressive
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

caressive
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

caressive
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of caressive

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CARESSIVE»

The term «caressive» is used very little and occupies the 192.961 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CARESSIVE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «caressive» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «caressive» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about caressive

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CARESSIVE»

Discover the use of caressive in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to caressive and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Your Child's Sexual Development
But, generally speaking, when a child exhibits an intimate and caressive affection for its mother we shall not incline to think of ... of the statement made by various authors, that in these caressive inclinations sexual elements are intermingled.
Paul Cresswell
2
Delphi Complete Works of D.H. Lawrence (Illustrated)
Mrs Bolton would say in her caressive, persuasive voice. 'I should think you'd enjoy a little run in your chairtoday, the sun's justlovely.' 'Yes? Will you giveme that book— there, that yellow one. And IthinkI'll have those hyacinths taken out.
D.H. Lawrence, 2013
3
Lady Chatterley's Lover (查泰萊夫人的情人):
Mrs Bolton would say in her caressive, persuasive voice. 'I should think you'd enjoy a little run inyour chair today, thesun's justlovely.' 'Yes?Willyou giveme that book—there, that yellowone. And I think I'll havethose hyacinths taken out.
David Herbert Lawrence, 2011
4
Atet A.D.
... body language, nonverbal rapport — went its way, more or less autonomous." What he most remembers, he went on, is the extraordinary closeness, the "almost caressive receptivity" he and Drennette addressed one another with. "Indeed ...
Nathaniel Mackey, 2001
5
Ambiguous Discourse: Feminist Narratology and British Women ...
Let them clash together From their incognitoes20 In seismic orgasm For far further Differentiation21 Rather than watch Own-self distortion Wince in the alien ego (105) The sexual life of these active and "caressive" paragons will be simple,  ...
Kathy Mezei, 1996
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Lady Chatterley's Lover:
Mrs Bolton would sayin her caressive, persuasive voice. 'I should think you'd enjoy a little runin your chair today,thesun'sjust lovely.' 'Yes? Will you give me that book — there, that yellow one. And I think I'll have those hyacinths taken out.
D. H. Lawrence, 2014
7
Origins: A Short Etymological Dictionary of Modern English
cherish, cherisfament; caress (n and v), caressing (adj and n), caressive; cf charitable (sep). 1. Cherishment comes, by suffix ment, straight from cherish, from OFMF cherir(esp insuchforms as cherissant, cherissons, cherissent), from cher, ...
Eric Partridge, 2006
8
Lady Chatterley's Lover
Mrs Boltonwould say inher caressive, persuasive voice.'I should think you'd enjoyalittle run in your chair today, the sun's just lovely.' 'Yes? Will you give me that book—there, that yellow one. And I think I'll havethose hyacinths taken out.
David Herbert Lawrence, 2014
9
20 Classic Novels (Illustrated) Part-5:
Mrs Bolton would say in her caressive, persuasive voice. 'I should think you'd enjoy a little run in your chair today, the sun's just lovely.' 'Yes? Will you give me that book—there, that yellow one. And I think I'll have those hyacinths taken out.
Publishthis, 2013
10
Chambers's Edinburgh journal, conducted by W. Chambers. ...
Too true that her soft eyes were constantly suffused with tears, and that, when speaking to me, her voice was inexpressibly tender and caressive — her smile so sad, so pitiful, that it would have touched the heart of a tiger ! And this moral ruin ...
Chambers's journal, 1858

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CARESSIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term caressive is used in the context of the following news items.
1
tUnE-yArDs interview: 'Most rock shows are pretty boring'
... packed with world rhythms, zingy electropop and an elastic vocal range that is softly caressive one moment, brash and abrasive the next. «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 15»
2
The Staves - Live At Scala, London
The Staves' caressive melodies, rooted in both the British and American traditions, induce an awed, spectral hush. The band has recently returned from ... «Clash Magazine, Apr 13»
3
Goldman's O'Neill: Gold Prices Have Peaked; Yen Bear Market Intact
Mr. O'Neill argues that the BOJ's action is “caressive” and “the right thing to do,” adding that the Japanese economy will show some “notable ... «Wall Street Journal, Apr 13»
4
Raining music
His delineation of the three-tired alap-jod-jhala distinguished by delicate and subtle “meends” had a caressive impact upon the listeners. «The Hindu, Aug 10»
5
Palo Alto show a lush garden of painterly delights
The graphic qualities in Sonoma painter Frances McCormack's work have long conflicted with the -- what to call their opposite, caressive? «San Francisco Chronicle, Jul 07»

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