titillation

English Thesaurus

1. the act of tickling (noun.act)

hypernym	:	touch, touching,
definition	:	the act of putting two things together with no space between them (noun.act)

2. an agreeable arousal (noun.act)

hypernym	:	arousal, rousing,
definition	:	the act of arousing (noun.act)

3. a tingling feeling of excitement (as from teasing or tickling) (noun.feeling)

hypernym	:	excitement, exhilaration,
definition	:	the feeling of lively and cheerful joy (noun.feeling)

4. the act of tickling (noun.act)

derivation	:	tickle,
definition	:	touch or stroke lightly (verb.contact)

derivation	:	tickle, titillate, vellicate,
definition	:	touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements (verb.perception)

5. an agreeable arousal (noun.act)

derivation	:	titillate,
definition	:	excite pleasurably or erotically (verb.emotion)

6. the act of tickling (noun.act)

derivation	:	tickle,
definition	:	touch or stroke lightly (verb.contact)

derivation	:	tickle, titillate, vellicate,
definition	:	touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements (verb.perception)

7. an agreeable arousal (noun.act)

derivation	:	titillate,
definition	:	excite pleasurably or erotically (verb.emotion)