knismesisEtymologyFrom Ancient Greek κνησμός (knēsmós, “itching”) + -esis.knismesis means light tickling often accompanied by an itching sensation. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 84 out of 100.nounLight tickling often accompanied by an itching sensation.“Pending a better nomenclature we suggest for the former the term knismesis and for the latter the term gargalesis, with the adjectives knismic and gargalic, hyperknismesis and hyper-gargalesis for excess, etc.”