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somaesthesis vs tactility

tactility vs somaesthesis

somaesthesis and tactility both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
somaesthesis Yes No No No
tactility Yes No No No
As nouns, tactility is a hyponym of somaesthesis; that is, tactility is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than somaesthesis:
  • somaesthesis: the faculty of bodily perception; sensory systems associated with the body; includes skin senses and proprioception and the internal organs
  • tactility: the faculty of perceiving (via the skin) pressure or heat or pain
somaesthesis (noun) tactility (noun)
the faculty of bodily perception; sensory systems associated with the body; includes skin senses and proprioception and the internal organs the faculty of perceiving (via the skin) pressure or heat or pain
Difference between somaesthesis and tactility

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