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sen⋅su⋅al
[sen-shoo-uh
l] 
–adjective
| 1. | pertaining to, inclined to, or preoccupied with the gratification of the senses or appetites; carnal; fleshly. |
| 2. | lacking in moral restraints; lewd or unchaste. |
| 3. | arousing or exciting the senses or appetites. |
| 4. | worldly; materialistic; irreligious. |
| 5. | of or pertaining to the senses or physical sensation; sensory. |
| 6. | pertaining to the philosophical doctrine of sensationalism. |
Related forms:
sen⋅su⋅al⋅ly, adverb
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1. Sensual, sensuous, voluptuous refer to experience through the senses. Sensual refers, often unfavorably, to the enjoyments derived from the senses, esp. 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. 2. lascivious.
1. Sensual, sensuous, voluptuous refer to experience through the senses. Sensual refers, often unfavorably, to the enjoyments derived from the senses, esp. 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. 2. lascivious.
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Sensual
Sen"su*al\, a. [L. sensualis, from sensus sense: cf. F. sensuel.]1. Pertaining to, consisting in, or affecting, the sense, or bodily organs of perception; relating to, or concerning, the body, in distinction from the spirit. Pleasing and sensual rites and ceremonies. --Bacon. Far as creation's ample range extends, The scale of sensual, mental powers ascends. --Pope. 2. Hence, not spiritual or intellectual; carnal; fleshly; pertaining to, or consisting in, the gratification of the senses, or the indulgence of appetites; wordly. These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit. --Jude 19. The greatest part of men are such as prefer . . . that good which is sensual before whatsoever is most divine. --Hooker. 3. Devoted to the pleasures of sense and appetite; luxurious; voluptuous; lewd; libidinous. No small part of virtue consists in abstaining from that wherein sensual men place their felicity. --Atterbury. 4. Pertaining or peculiar to the philosophical doctrine of sensualism.
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Language Translation for : sensual
Spanish:
sensual,
German:
sinnlich,
Japanese:
官能的な
sensual
c.1450, "of or pertaining to the senses," from L.L. sensualis (see sensuality). Meaning "connected with gratification of the senses," esp. "lewd, unchaste" is attested from 1477.
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Main Entry: sen·su·al
Pronunciation: 'sench-(&-)w&l, 'sen-sh&l
Function: adjective
1 :
2 : relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite
3 : devoted to or preoccupied with the senses or appetites
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sensual sen·su·al (sěn'sh&oomacr;-əl)
adj.
- Relating to or affecting any of the senses or a sense organ; sensory.
- Of, relating to, given to, or providing gratification of the physical and especially the sexual appetites.
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