Frisson (noun)

A sudden, passing sensation of excitement, often accompanied by a chill or goosebumps, usually caused by an emotionally charged event or a work of art.

Origin:

French, from old french, from frissonner to shiver, from vulgar latin *frigitiōnāre, from latin frigidus cold.

Examples:

  1. The climax of the movie gave me a frisson.
  2. Listening to the song gave her a frisson of nostalgia.
  3. The sight of the city at night gave him a frisson of awe.
  4. The taste of the food gave her a frisson of pleasure.
  5. The feeling of fear gave him a frisson of excitement.
Some random words: prescient, wiggler, rash