Something that is sensuous gives pleasure to the mind or body through the senses.
The film is ravishing to look at and boasts a sensuous musical score.
It is a sensuous but demanding car to drive.
Synonyms: pleasurable, pleasing, sensory, gratifying More Synonyms of sensuous
sensuouslyadverb [ADVERB adjective, ADVERB with verb]
She lay in the deep bath for a long time, enjoying its sensuously perfumed water.
2. adjective
Someone or something that is sensuous shows or suggests a great liking for sexual pleasure.
...his sensuous young mistress, Marie-Therese.
...wide sensuous lips.
His voice was deep but gentle, almost sensuous.
Synonyms: sexy, erotic, voluptuous, lush More Synonyms of sensuous
sensuouslyadverb [ADVERB adjective, ADVERB with verb]
The nose was straight, the mouth sensuously wide and full.
More Synonyms of sensuous
sensuous in British English
(ˈsɛnsjʊəs)
adjective
1.
aesthetically pleasing to the senses
2.
appreciative of or moved by qualities perceived by the senses
3.
of, relating to, or derived from the senses
Derived forms
sensuously (ˈsensuously)
adverb
sensuousness (ˈsensuousness)
noun
Word origin
C17: apparently coined by Milton to avoid the unwanted overtones of sensual; not in common use until C19: from Latin sēnsussense + -ous
sensuous in American English
(ˈsɛnʃuəs)
adjective
1.
of, derived from, based on, affecting, appealing to, or perceived by the senses
2.
readily susceptible through the senses; enjoying the pleasures of sensation
SYNONYMY NOTE: sensuous suggests the strong appeal of that which is pleasing to the eye, ear, touch, etc.and, of a person, implies susceptibility to the pleasures of sensation [soft, sensuous music]; sensual refers to the gratification of the grosser bodily senses or appetite [sensual excesses]; voluptuous implies a tending to excite, or giving oneself up to the gratification of, sensuousor sensual desires [her voluptuous charms]; luxurious implies a reveling in that which lavishly provides a high degree of physical comfortor satisfaction [a luxurious feeling of drowsiness]; epicurean implies delight in luxury and sensuous pleasure, esp. that of eating and drinking
Derived forms
sensuously (ˈsensuously)
adverb
sensuousness (ˈsensuousness)
noun
Word origin
< L sensus, sense + -ous
Examples of 'sensuous' in a sentence
sensuous
This is a world of fabulous richness and sensuous pleasure.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Some women have asserted the sensuous pleasure of nurturing.
Rowbotham, Sheila The Past is Before Us - feminism in action since the 1960s (1989)
Then devote yourselves to relaxing together and maybe sharing a sensuous massage.
The Sun (2012)
She had lived a life of sensuous pleasure without joy.
Christianity Today (2000)
But drinking coffee is a sensuous pleasure.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Make him set aside at least a couple of nights a week for you to give each other a sensuous massage.
The Sun (2015)
Then get into sharing sensuous all-over body massages.
The Sun (2009)
Offer him a sensuous all-over body massage.
The Sun (2013)
Swimming is a beautiful, sensuous experience.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It was a sensuous experience in a city of sensations, particularly gastronomic.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
She lay very still, waiting with a sensuous pleasure for the first effects of the soporific.
Edith Wharton The House of Mirth (1905)
A sensuous massage will tune you both back into your bodies.
The Sun (2016)
A sensuous massage will help you feel wanted and will help him relax.
The Sun (2016)
The languid, sensuous curves of his buildings are defined by the effortless lines that poured from his felt pen.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
And going - it's designed as a sensuous experience for couples.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Set aside time to share some sensuous all-over body massage - just the thing to helpyou both unwind.
The Sun (2015)
But the museum is wonderfully tactile, and the lush use of video, music and lighting makes this an utterly sensuous experience.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
In other languages
sensuous
British English: sensuous /ˈsɛnsjʊəs/ ADJECTIVE
Sensuous things give pleasure to the mind or body through the senses.