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Arousal Common

Origin: Latin suffix -al

Arousal has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the act of arousing

"the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions"

2

a state of heightened physiological activity

3

awakening from sleep

4

mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse

5

The act of arousing or the state of being aroused.

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Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
change of state physical condition wakefulness sexual activity
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
awakening excitation incitation inflammation inspiration stimulation titillation alertness emotional arousal sexual arousal desire caressing feel
Rhyming Words
sal basal misal vasal casal nasal sisal oasal mesal ursal pausal camsal versal feisal faisal byssal dossal causal censal prosal
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