sensual
[ sen-shoo-uhl ]
adjective
lacking in moral restraints; lewd or unchaste.
arousing or exciting the senses or appetites.
of or relating to the senses or physical sensation; sensory.
pertaining to the philosophical doctrine of sensationalism.
Origin of sensual
1synonym study For sensual
1. Sensual, sensuous, voluptuous refer to experience through the senses. Sensual refers, often unfavorably, to the enjoyments derived from the senses, especially from the gratification or indulgence of physical appetites: a sensual delight in eating; sensual excesses. Sensuous refers, favorably or literally, to what is experienced through the senses: sensuous impressions; sensuous poetry. Voluptuous implies the luxurious gratification of sensuous or sensual desires: voluptuous joys; voluptuous beauty. See also carnal.
Other words for sensual
Other words from sensual
- sen·su·al·ly, adverb
- hy·per·sen·su·al, adjective
- hy·per·sen·su·al·ness, noun
- non·sen·su·al, adjective
- sub·sen·su·al, adjective
- trans·sen·su·al, adjective
- un·sen·su·al, adjective
Words that may be confused with sensual
- sensual , sensuous (see synonym study at the current entry)
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British Dictionary definitions for sensual
sensual
/ (ˈsɛnsjʊəl) /
adjective
of or relating to any of the senses or sense organs; bodily
strongly or unduly inclined to gratification of the senses
tending to arouse the bodily appetites, esp the sexual appetite
of or relating to sensualism
Origin of sensual
1C15: from Late Latin sensuālis, from Latin sēnsus sense . Compare French sensuel, Italian sensuale
Derived forms of sensual
- sensually, adverb
- sensualness, noun
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