carus, cara, carum +(Latin: dearly, beloved, dear; high-priced, costly)carus (masculine), cara (feminine), carum (neuter) caress, caressing
1. A gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it).
2. Touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner. 3. To touch or to stroke in an affectionate or loving manner. 4. To touch or to move as if with a caress: "The soft music caressed the ears of the audience." 5. To treat fondly, kindly, or favorably; to cherish. caressed
1. Treated or embraced with affection.
2. Fondled, treated with affection. 3. Treated fondly, kindly, or favorably; cherished. caressingly
1. In a gentle or caressing manner.
2. In a touching or stroking lightly in a loving or endearing manner. caressive
1. Showing love.
2. Of the nature of or resembling a caress: "She spoke caressive words as he lay ill in the hospital bed." 3. Characterized by or given to caresses: "A caressive breeze blew gently during the evening." caritas
Love, charity.
The Romans considered caritas originally to mean "dearness" or "high price". Carus, meaning "dear", is also said to be an etymological ancestor of the word "whore". When Cicero wrote of a year in which the cost of living was high, he used the phrase annonae (crops) caritas. Eventually caritas designated another kind of dearness, the highest love or fellowship—charity as we now know it in the sense conveyed in I Corinthians 12:13: "And now abideth faith, hope, charity (love), these three; but the greatest of these is charity (love)." charitable
1. Mild or tolerant in judging others.
2. Showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity. 3. Relating to or characterized by charity. 4. Full of love and generosity. 5. Generous in donations or gifts to relieve the needs of indigent, ill, or helpless people and animals. charitableness
1. Generosity as manifested by practicing charity; for example, the poor or unfortunate.
2. Generous in giving money or other help to the needy. 3. Mild or tolerant in judging others; lenient. charitably
1. In a charitable manner.
2. Kindly; liberally; benevolently; with a disposition to help the poor and needy. charity (s), charities (pl)
1. An activity or gift that benefits the public at large.
2. Generous actions or donations to aid the poor, ill, or helpless. 3. Benevolent feeling; especially, toward those in need or in disfavor. 4. A kindly and lenient attitude toward all people. 5. An organization which collects money and other voluntary contributions of help for people in need. 6. The voluntary provision of money, materials, or help for people in need. 7. Money, materials, or help voluntarily given to people in need. 8. The willingness to judge people in a tolerant or favorable way. 9. The impartial love of other people, especially as a Christian virtue. 10. Etymology: "benevolence for the poor", from Old French charite, from Latin caritas, caritatem, "costliness, esteem, affection" (in Vulgate often used as translation of Greek agape, "love"; especially Christian love of fellow mankind, perhaps to avoid the sexual suggestion of Latin amor); from carus, "dear, valued". cherish, cherishing
1. To feel or to show great love or care for someone.
2. To value something such as a right, freedom, or privilege highly. 3. To retain a memory or wish in the mind of a source of pleasure or as an ambition. 4. To hold or to treat something, or someone, as dear; to feel love for. 2. To care for tenderly; to nurture: "The mother and father could only cherish their son despite his physical handicaps." cherishable
Something, or someone, having the characteristics for which there are feelings or the attractions of someone's affections and love.
cherished
1. Treated with tenderness; warmed; comforted; fostered.
2. That which has memories or ideas in the mind because it is important and brings pleasure. cherisher
1. Someone who cherishes.
2. An encourager; a supporter. cherishes
Bringing the pleasure of love or caring about someone, or something, which is important.
cherishingly
Regarding or treating something as an object of affection or as valuable: "They cherishingly regarded their friendship as very important."
If there are any numbers below, use them to see other pages in this unit.
Showing page 1 out of 2 pages of 19 words or word groups. Back to Results | Search Box | Main Index The Main-Word Info pageThe + sign at the end of a unit title means all of the words in that unit have definitions.Directory of special content and topicsDo you want to help to make this dictionary bigger and better?
|
