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sen⋅su⋅al

  [sen-shoo-uhl]
–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.
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Origin:
1400–50; late ME < L sēnsuālis, equiv. to sēnsu-, s. of sēnsus sense + -ālis -al 1

Related forms:
sen⋅su⋅al⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
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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sen·su·al   (sěn'shōō-əl)   
adj.  

  1. Relating to or affecting any of the senses or a sense organ; sensory.

    1. Of, relating to, given to, or providing gratification of the physical and especially the sexual appetites. See Synonyms at sensuous.

    2. Suggesting sexuality; voluptuous.

    3. Physical rather than spiritual or intellectual.

    4. Lacking in moral or spiritual interests; worldly.

sen'su·al·ly adv., sen'su·al·ness n.
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Word Origin & History

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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: sen·su·al
Pronunciation: 'sench-(&-)w&l, 'sen-sh&l
Function: adjective
1 : SENSORY 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
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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sensual sen·su·al (sěn'sh&oomacr;-əl)
adj.

  1. Relating to or affecting any of the senses or a sense organ; sensory.

  2. Of, relating to, given to, or providing gratification of the physical and especially the sexual appetites.

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