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Definition of Titillation
1. Noun. A tingling feeling of excitement (as from teasing or tickling).
2. Noun. An agreeable arousal.
3. Noun. The act of tickling.
Generic synonyms: Touch, Touching
Derivative terms: Tickle, Tickle, Tickle, Tickle, Titillate
Definition of Titillation
1. n. The act of tickling, or the state of being tickled; a tickling sensation.
Definition of Titillation
1. Noun. a pleasurable or sexually exciting sensation ¹
2. Noun. the process or outcome of titillating ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Titillation
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Titillation
1. The act or sensation of tickling. Origin: L. Titillatio, fr. Titillo, pp. -atus, to tickle (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Titillation
Literary usage of Titillation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal (1815)
"Case of Palsy owed by titillation, with some observations on the effects of
titillation on the Nervous System. By JAMES WAR- DROP, Esq. important ..."
2. Observations on Man, His Frame, His Duty, and His Expectations by David Hartley (1834)
"To examine how far the Phenomena of Itching and titillation are agreeable to the
Doctrine of Vibrations. ITCHING often attends the beginning and ending of ..."
3. The Physiology of Man: Designed to Represent the Existing State of by Austin Flint (1875)
"... between the variations in tactile sensibility and the distribution of the
tactile corpuscles—titillation—Appreciation of temperature—Venereal sense. ..."
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