Home › Words › T › ticklesomenessticklesomenessticklesomeness means the state or condition of being ticklesome; ticklishness.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, ticklesomeness ranks #16,730 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom ticklesome + -ness.nounThe state or condition of being ticklesome; ticklishness.e.g.“Jinny had called on her way to church, and the missing end of the white feather, after being licked of its ticklesomeness, was now in her safe keeping.” — 1902, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Bush Studies (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 69:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.ticklishness 79% match — The property of being ticklish. vs ticklesomeness →ticklingly 71% match — In a tickling way. vs ticklesomeness →ticklish 70% match — Sensitive or susceptible to being tickled. vs ticklesomeness →ticklishly 68% match — In a ticklish way. vs ticklesomeness →tingliness 67% match — The quality of being tingly. vs ticklesomeness →tittersome 65% match — Characterised or marked by tittering. vs ticklesomeness →cuddlesomeness 64% match — The state, quality, or condition of being cuddlesome. vs ticklesomeness →tinglesome 62% match — Characterised or marked by tingling vs ticklesomeness →