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   sensual

   /ˈsɛnʃʊəl/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to or involving gratification of the senses and physical, especially sexual, pleasure: "the production of the ballet is sensual and passionate" Similar physicalphysically gratifyingcarnalbodilyfleshlyanimalhedonisticepicureansybariticvoluptuaryDionysiacrare:appetitivesexually attractivesexyvoluptuoussultryseductivepassionatesexually exciting/arousingeroticsexualOpposite spiritualmentalasceticpassionless

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘sensory’): from late Latin sensualis, from sensus (see sense).

   Derivatives

   • 1. sensualism noun
   • 2. sensually adverb

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSENSUAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Sensual means expressing or suggesting physical, especially sexual, pleasure or satisfaction. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts and see synonyms, antonyms and translations.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › sensualSensual Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Sensual means relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, word history, and usage in this online dictionary.

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5. www.dictionary.com › browse › sensualSENSUAL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   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.

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   Sensual means physically pleasing. It often is used in a sexual context, but is not exclusively sexual in meaning. Sensual has to do with the five senses, but it comes with a hint of lewdness, a suggestion of sex.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › sensualsensual - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

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   adjective. /ˈsenʃuəl/ connected with your physical feelings; giving pleasure to your physical senses, especially sexual pleasure. sensual pleasure. Food is a great sensual experience. Want to learn more?

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › sensualSensual - definition of sensual by The Free Dictionary

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   Sensual means relating to or involving gratification of the senses, especially sexual gratification. Find out the difference between sensual and sensuous, and see examples, translations and related terms.

9. www.oed.com › dictionary › sensual_adjsensual, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

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   Sensual can mean relating to the senses, pleasurable, or sexual. It comes from French or Latin and has 16 meanings in OED, some obsolete. See examples, pronunciation, and related words.