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Arousal   Listen
noun
Arousal  n.  The act of arousing, or the state of being aroused. "Whatever has associated itself with the arousal and activity of our better nature."





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"Arousal" Quotes from Famous Books



... latter, visual sensations take their place—we do not image what we can see. In sculpture, the greater part of the imagery is of touch and motion—in the imagination, we feel the surfaces and move with the represented motions; the whiteness or blackness of the materials prevents the arousal of the image of the color of the body. In painting, besides the temperature images already mentioned, there are touch images—in still-life, for example, when silks and furs are represented; images of odors, in flower pieces; of motion, in pictures which depict motion, as in the racing horses of ...
— The Principles Of Aesthetics • Dewitt H. Parker


Words linked to "Arousal" :   alertness, excitation, titillation, petting, cuddling, wakefulness, awakening, physiological state, hugging, inflammation, alerting, irritation, sex, physical condition, rousing, sex activity, snuggling, stimulation, kissing, incitement, foreplay, inflaming, fondling, inspiration, stirring, sexual practice, incitation


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