Caress vs Flatter - What's the difference?
caress | flatter | Synonyms |
An act of endearment; any act or expression of affection; an embracing, or touching, with tenderness.
* Longfellow
* Macaulay
A gentle stroking or rubbing.
To touch or kiss lovingly; to fondle.
To affect as if with a caress.
A type of set tool used by blacksmiths.
A flat-faced fulling hammer.
A drawplate with a narrow, rectangular orifice, for drawing flat strips such as watch springs.
Someone who flattens, purposely or accidently. Also flattener.
(British, NZ, slang) Someone who lives in a rented flat.
(flat)
to compliment someone, often insincerely and sometimes to win favour
* Bible, Proverbs xxix. 5
* Prescott
to enhance someone's vanity by praising them
to portray something to advantage.
to convey notions of the facts that are believed to be favorable to the hearer without certainty of the truthfulness of the notions conveyed.
Caress is a synonym of flatter.
As nouns the difference between caress and flatter
is that caress is an act of endearment; any act or expression of affection; an embracing, or touching, with tenderness while flatter is a type of set tool used by blacksmiths.As verbs the difference between caress and flatter
is that caress is to touch or kiss lovingly; to fondle while flatter is to compliment someone, often insincerely and sometimes to win favour.As an adjective flatter is
(flat).caress
English
Noun
(caresses)- Wooed her with his soft caresses .
- He exerted himself to win by indulgence and caresses the hearts of all who were under his command.
Verb
- She loves being caressed by her boyfriend.
Synonyms
* hold * soothe * stroke * kissAntonyms
* poke * stab * strike * hitAnagrams
* * * *flatter
English
Etymology 1
Noun
(wikipedia flatter) (en noun)Adjective
(head)Etymology 2
From (etyl) flatteren, . More at (l).Verb
(en-verb) (transitive'' and ''intransitive )- A man that flattereth his neighbour, spreadeth a net for his feet.
- Others he flattered by asking their advice.
- Her portrait flatters her.