Home › Words › A › attrectationattrectationattrectation means frequent handling or touching; fingering.EtymologyFrom Latin attrectatio, from ad + tractare (“to handle”).nounFrequent handling or touching; fingering.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.taction 61% match — The act of touching; touch; contact. vs attrectation →attrahent 60% match — That attracts; drawing, attracting. vs attrectation →tractiveness 60% match — The state or quality of being tractive. vs attrectation →attraction 59% match — The tendency to attract. vs attrectation →attinge 59% match — To touch lightly. vs attrectation →attritionally 58% match — By means of attrition. vs attrectation →digitation 58% match — Touching; manipulation with the fingers. vs attrectation →attractedness 57% match — Quality of being attracted. vs attrectation →