单词 | sensual |
释义 | sensual[ sen-shoo-uhl ] / ˈsɛn ʃu əl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sensual ON THESAURUS.COM adjectivepertaining to, inclined to, or preoccupied with the gratification of the senses or appetites; carnal; fleshly. lacking in moral restraints; lewd or unchaste. arousing or exciting the senses or appetites. worldly; materialistic; irreligious. of or relating to the senses or physical sensation; sensory. pertaining to the philosophical doctrine of sensationalism. Origin of sensualFirst recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin sēnsuālis, equivalent to sēnsu-, stem of sēnsussense + -ālis-al1 SYNONYMS FOR sensual2 lascivious. SEE SYNONYMS FOR sensual ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for sensual1. Sensual, sensuous, voluptuous refer to experience through the senses. 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. Voluptuous implies the luxurious gratification of sensuous or sensual desires: voluptuous joys; voluptuous beauty. See also carnal. OTHER WORDS FROM sensualWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH sensualsensual , sensuous (see synonym study at the current entry)Words nearby sensualsensory neuron, sensory neuronopathy, sensory paralysis, sensory speech center, sensory urgency, sensual, sensualism, sensualist, sensuality, sensualize, sensum Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sensualBritish Dictionary definitions for sensualsensual / (ˈsɛnsjʊəl) / adjectiveof or relating to any of the senses or sense organs; bodily strongly or unduly inclined to gratification of the senses tending to arouse the bodily appetites, esp the sexual appetite of or relating to sensualism Derived forms of sensualsensually, adverbsensualness, nounWord Origin for sensualC15: from Late Latin sensuālis, from Latin sēnsus sense . Compare French sensuel, Italian sensuale Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for sensualsensual [ sĕn′shōō-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. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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