What does titillation mean?
Definitions for titillation
tit·il·la·tion
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word titillation.
Princeton's WordNet
titillationnoun
a tingling feeling of excitement (as from teasing or tickling)
titillationnoun
an agreeable arousal
tickle, tickling, titillationnoun
the act of tickling
Wiktionary
titillationnoun
a pleasurable or sexually exciting sensation
titillationnoun
the process or outcome of titillating
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Titillationnoun
Etymology: titillation, French; titillatio, Lat. from titillate.
Tickling causeth laughter: the cause may be the emission of the spirits, and so of the breath, by a flight from titillation. Francis Bacon.
In sweets the acid particles seem so attenuated in the oil as only to produce a small and grateful titillation. Arbuthnot.
The delights which result from these nobler entertainments our cool thoughts need not be ashamed of, and which are dogged by no such sad sequels as are the products of those titillations, that reach no higher than the senses. Joseph Glanvill.
ChatGPT
titillation
Titillation refers to the act of exciting or stimulating one's interest or curiosity, often in a playful or provocative manner. It can also refer to the arousing of amusement, sensation or sexual excitement.
Webster Dictionary
Titillationnoun
the act of tickling, or the state of being tickled; a tickling sensation
Titillationnoun
any pleasurable sensation
Matched Categories
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of titillation in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of titillation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of titillation in a Sentence
This is the kind of impact I'm interested in having, it's always been a fear that people would think about Adventures as a site for titillation, and that wasn't my intention. Of course in reading about sex and sexuality it's natural to get turned on, and of course we write stories that are sexy, but for me that wasn't the point. The point is women need to know they have a right to sexual pleasure.
Popularity rank by frequency of use
Translations for titillation
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- excitaciónSpanish
Get even more translations for titillation »
Translation
Find a translation for the titillation definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"titillation." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 24 Apr. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/titillation>.
Discuss these titillation definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In