Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

titillation

/tˌɪtɪlˈeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables: tit-il-la-tion
IPA: /tˌɪtɪlˈeɪʃən/

11

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pleasurable or sexually exciting sensation.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The process or outcome of titillating.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"there feeling, and most gently indeed, squeezing those tender globular reservoirs; the magic touch took instant effect, quicken'd, and brought on upon the spur the symptoms of that sweet agony, the melting moment of dissolution, when pleasure dies by pleasure, and the mysterious engine of it overcomes the titillation it has rais'd in those parts, by plying them with the stream of a warm liquid that is itself the highest of all titillations"

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tītillātiō, tītillātiōnem.

Usage

Inflected Forms

titillations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

titillate

Synonyms

tickle tickling

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce titillation?: The recorded pronunciation is /tˌɪtɪlˈeɪʃən/.
What does titillation mean?: A pleasurable or sexually exciting sensation.
Where does titillation come from?: Borrowed from Latin tītillātiō, tītillātiōnem.

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