"titillation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: titillations [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin tītillātiō, tītillātiōnem. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|titillatio|tītillātiō, tītillātiōnem}} Latin tītillātiō, tītillātiōnem Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} titillation (countable and uncountable, plural titillations)
  1. A pleasurable or sexually exciting sensation. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (a pleasurable sensation): задоволство (zadovolstvo) [neuter] (Bulgarian), възбуждане (vǎzbuždane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), Erregung [feminine] (German), Kitzel [masculine] (German), pakara (Maori)
    Sense id: en-titillation-en-noun-lKGWKxCu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Maori translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of 'a pleasurable sensation': 98 2
  2. The process or outcome of titillating. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-titillation-en-noun-PvOI110p
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: titillate

Inflected forms

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