what's the difference between these words: embrace, hug and cuddle?

Answer 1

A divorce if you do the wrong one to the wrong person.
embrace-quite formal
hug-supportive-for friends
cuddle- for the lady/man in your life

Answer 2

I dont think there is any difference because embrace is a proper word but hug and cuddle are old nicknames but the same meaning you know kind of more modern words !

Answer 3

To embrace suggests intimate affection. Passion. Where you entwine bodies together.

A hug would be to greet, display empathy for others or show compassion towards a friend, maybe even to congratulate.

Whereas a cuddle is what we do for comfort. We cuddle into the ones we love, our family, our partners, our kids.

Answer 4

Embrace is to press somebody to the bosom with affection. One would embrace a lover or lady love.

Hugging is embracing warmly. Predominant in the exchange of affection between father/son, Father/daughter, brother to brother, mother/son, etc.

Cuddle is to hug or embrace closely including fondling. Seen in mother and babies relationship.

Answer 5

Embrace seems more like a "Brotherly love" type thing...and is perhaps a little more masculine.
Hug, is pretty general.
Cuddle...usually involves a longer ammount of time, as with someone trying to comfort there friend or in a romantic situation boyfriend/girlfriend.

Answer 6

This is what I think...hug is more of what you give everybody, your friends, your little sister, your family, and an embrace is usually given to someone you haven't seen in awhile or a boyfriend-a really hearfelt "welcome home" version of the hug while cuddling is when you're snuggled up together on the couch or somewhere. :)

Answer 7

Embrace

1. [v] include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory; "This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds"; "this should cover everyone in the group". More...

2. [v] hug, usually with fondness; "Hug me, please"; "They embraced". More...

3. [n] the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection). More...

4. [n] the state of taking in or encircling; "an island in the embrace of the sea". More...

5. [v] take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own; "She embraced Catholocism"; "They adopted the Jewish faith". More...

6. [n] a close affectionate and protective acceptance; "his willing embrace of new ideas"; "in the bosom of the family".

Hug...

1. (v. i.) To cower; to crouch; to curl up.
2. (v. i.) To crowd together; to cuddle.
3. (v. t.) To press closely within the arms; to clasp to the bosom; to embrace.
4. (v. t.) To hold fast; to cling to; to cherish.
5. (v. t.) To keep close to; as, to hug the land; to hug the wind.
6. (n.) A close embrace or clasping with the arms, as in affection or in wrestling.


Cuddle...



1. [v] move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position; "We cuddled against each other to keep warm"; "The children snuggled into their sleeping bags". More...

2. [v] hold (a person or thing) close, as for affection, comfort, or warmth; "I cuddled the baby". More...

3. [n] a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace


So as you can see they can be interchangeable or stand on their own.

Answer 8

I think you've already listed them in order of increasing intimacy.

All 3 refer to physical contact, but you are closer to someone you hug than someone you embrace, and closer still to someone you cuddle.

Answer 9

This is what I think of when I hear these words:
Embrace - firm, mutual hold (you can't 'give' someone an embrace).
hug - can be mutual or one-sided, a big, all encompassing type hold
Cuddle - snuggly, used in close relationships (child and parent, lovers)

hope this helps!

Answer 10

Hug is friendly, cuddle is intimate, and embrace is formal.

Answer 11

Length of time, embrace is the shortest.