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titillation
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun titillation has 3 senses
- titillation(n = noun.feeling) Array - a tingling feeling of excitement (as from teasing or tickling); Array is a kind of excitement, exhilaration
- titillation(n = noun.act) Array - an agreeable arousal; Array is a kind of arousal, rousing
- titillation(n = noun.act) tickle, tickling - the act of tickling; Array is a kind of touch, touching
Derived form verb titillate2
Derived form verb titillate1
CIDE DICTIONARY
titillation, n. [L. titillatio: cf. F. titillation.].
- The act of tickling, or the state of being tickled; a tickling sensation. A. Tucker. [1913 Webster]
- Any pleasurable sensation. [1913 Webster]"Those titillations that reach no higher than the senses." [1913 Webster]
ROGET THESAURUS
titillation
Physical Pleasure
N physical pleasure, pleasure, physical pleasure, sensual pleasure, sensuous pleasure, bodily enjoyment, animal gratification, hedonism, sensuality, luxuriousness, dissipation, round of pleasure, titillation, gusto, creature comforts, comfort, ease, pillow, luxury, lap of luxury, purple and fine linen, bed of downs, bed of roses, velvet, clover, cup of Circe, treat, refreshment, regale, feast, delice, dainty, bonne bouche, source of pleasure, happiness, enjoying, luxurious, voluptuous, sensual, comfortable, cosy, snug, in comfort, at ease, pleasant, agreeable, in comfort, on a bed of roses, at one's ease, ride si sapis, voluptales commendat rarior usus.Sensations of Touch
N sensations of touch, itching, pruritis, titillation, formication, aura, stereognosis, itching, stereognostic, titillative.
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