tactility n 1: the faculty of perceiving (via the skin) pressure or heat or pain [syn: {tactual sensation}, {tactility}, {touch perception}, {skin perceptiveness}]
Tactility \Tac*til"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. tactilit['e].] The quality or state of being tactile; perceptibility by touch; tangibleness. [1913 Webster]