1. the quality or state of being sensitive to tickling
2. the quality of being delicate, difficult, or requiring careful handling
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The child’s extreme ticklishness made it impossible to examine his feet.
• Her ticklishness around her ribs was well-known to her siblings.
• The ticklishness of the diplomatic situation required careful negotiation.
• He approached the subject with awareness of its ticklishness.
• The ticklishness of the merger talks meant every word mattered.
• Despite her ticklishness, she enjoyed playful interactions with friends.