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Physia Attraction (or simply Physia) is an alternative term to sensual attraction, created to describe the desire or willingness to make physical contact with someone — such as hugging, holding hands, touching in an affectionate way — without necessarily involving sexual or romantic connotations. Physia is a form of physical attraction focused on touch.

This term was created for people who feel uncomfortable with the name "sensual attraction", either because they do not identify with the word "sensual", because they do not like the connotation it carries, or simply because they want a more neutral, gentle or personalized language to describe this experience.