Synonyms of the word

arousal

• n. The act of arousing or the state of being aroused.
• n. Sexual arousal.
• n. A physiological and psychological state of being awake or reactive to stimuli, including elevated heart…
• n. Arousal from sleep or hibernation.

foreplay

• n. In human sexual behavior, the acts at the beginning of a sexual encounter that serve to build up sexual…
• v. (intranstive) To engage in foreplay.

rousing

• adj. That rouses or excites.
• v. present participle of rouse.
• n. The act by which somebody or something is roused.

sex

• n. (countable) A category into which sexually-reproducing organisms are divided on the basis of their reproductive…
• n. (countable) Another category, especially of humans and especially based on sexuality or gender roles.
• n. (countable) The members of such a category, taken collectively.
• n. (uncountable) The distinction and relation between these categories, especially in humans; gender.
• n. (obsolete or literary, uncountable, with "the") Women; the human female sex and those who belong to it.
• n. (uncountable) Sexual activity, usually sexual intercourse unless preceded by a modifier.
• n. (countable, euphemistic or slang) Genitalia: a penis or vagina.
• v. (zoology, transitive) To determine the sex of an animal.
• v. (chiefly US, colloquial, intransitive) To have sex with.
• n. (obsolete) Alternative form of sect.

stimulation

• n. A pushing or goading toward action.
• n. An activity causing excitement or pleasure.
• n. (biology) Any action or condition that creates a response; sensory input.

wakefulness

• n. The state of being wakeful.