Tactility refers to the sense of touch or the ability to perceive and respond to tactile stimuli. Some synonyms for tactility include the terms kinesthesia, hapticity, and somatic sensation. Kinesthesia relates to the perception of movement or bodily position, while hapticity denotes the sense of touch and the ability to feel texture and shape. Somatic sensation includes all the sensory information transmitted through the skin, muscles, and joints. Other related terms include tactile sensitivity, tactile acuity, and tactile feedback. In general, these synonyms all relate to the sense of touch, and they can be used interchangeably to describe the ways in which we perceive and respond to tactile stimuli in our environment.