titillation

/ˌtɪtɪˈleɪʃən/tih-tih-LAY-shuhn

/ˌtɪtɪˈleɪʃən/tih-tih-LAY-shuhn

Meaninga tickling

Common meaning: pleasant excitement

titillto tickleLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1874 · scan
ationnoun ending: act or result

Journey through time

Latintitillatio‘a tickling’source
Frenchtitillation‘a tickling’source
Englishtitillation‘pleasant excitement’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin tītillō ‘to tickle’.

Roots

tītillō, -āre Latin “to tickle”

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