titillation
Noun
Meaning
The act of tickling, or the state of being tickled; a tickling sensation.
Any pleasurable sensation.
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For one who is having no personal experience, the passionate disquiet of others is at any rate a titillation of the nerves, like seeing a play or listening to music.
Wit as an instrument of revenge is as infamous as art is as a means of sensual titillation.
I'd like to explode a few myths about what we call classical music. It's not high art for the titillation of a chosen few.
I've always wanted to do pieces that have an integral sense of realism and aren't just there for titillation.
Apart from its titillation value, does this matter merit the kind of attention it’s receiving?
From obsession with vicarious titillation to the actual scourge of sex addiction, it is only step away.