sensual

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Late Latin sensualis (“endowed with feeling, sensual”), from Latin sensus (“feeling, sense”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsɛnsjuːəl/, /ˈsɛnʃuːəl/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈsɛn.ʃu.əl/

Adjective

sensual (comparative more sensual, superlative most sensual)

  1. Inducing pleasurable and/or erotic sensations.
    That massage was a very sensual experience!
  2. (not comparable) Of or pertaining to the physical senses; sensory.
    Plato believed that this sensual world in which we live is inferior to the heavenly realm.
  3. Provoking or exciting a strong response in the senses.
    A sharp observer with a pleasing eye for sensual detail, Jaffrey weaves a richly textured story in which she effortlessly mingles quotidian dramas with historic events including the partition of India. —Michelle Green

Derived terms

Translations

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Further reading

  • sensual in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • sensual in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • sensual at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin sensualis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

sensual (masculine and feminine plural sensuals)

  1. sensual

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

Late Latin sensualis, from Latin sensus.

Adjective

sensual m, f (plural sensuais, comparable)

  1. Sexually attractive; sexy.

Inflection

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin sensualis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /senˈswal/, [sẽnˈswal]

Adjective

sensual (plural sensuales)

  1. sensual

Derived terms

Further reading

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