Dicts.info 

English dictionary

English word:    

touching

View results from:   Wordnet   |   Webster   |   Wiktionary   |   Easton



touching in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. arousing affect
    "the homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene"; "poignant grief cannot endure forever"; "his gratitude was simple and touching"
    affecting  poignant  touching 
noun
  1. the act of putting two things together with no space between them
    "at his touch the room filled with lights"
    touch  touching 
  2. the event of something coming in contact with the body
    "he longed for the touch of her hand"; "the cooling touch of the night air"
    touch  touching 
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University