tactility
tactility · tactilities
The condition of being tactileThe condition of being tactile (relating to or able to be perceived by the sense of touch).
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The condition of being tactile (relating to or able to be perceived by the sense of touch).
1993, Vikram Seth, A Suitable Boy, London: Phoenix, 1994, Part 8, p. 554, Maan loved swimming, not for the exercise but for the luxury, the tactility of it.
(countable, uncountable)The ability to feel pressure or pain through touch.
the faculty of perceiving (via the skin) pressure or heat or pain
Translations
1 languagesForms
plural: tactilities| Singular | tactility |
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Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- the faculty of perceiving (via the skin) pressure or heat or pain:tactual sensationtouch perceptionskin perceptiveness
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedtactile
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable