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Definition of sensuous in English: sensuousadjective ˈsɛnʃʊəsˈsɛn(t)ʃuəs 1Relating to or affecting the senses rather than the intellect. the work showed a deliberate disregard of the more sensuous and immediately appealing aspects of painting Example sentencesExamples - The viewer comes away with an appreciation of the sensuous and intellectual pleasure of these paintings.
- The aesthetic is the sensuous, what is given to the senses.
- It is sensuous in that it makes full use of the senses - seeing, touching, smelling, tasting and hearing.
- For thousands of years the subjugation of the sensuous faculties has been regarded as a constitutive element of human reason and progress.
- In a similar manner if there be some truth which has no sensuous or rational relation to human mind, it will ever remain as nothing so long as we remain human beings.
Synonyms aesthetically pleasing, aesthetic, pleasurable, gratifying, rich, sumptuous, luxurious affective sensory, sensorial 2Attractive or gratifying physically, especially sexually. her voice was rather deep but very sensuous Example sentencesExamples - The restaurant undertakes to provide is patrons with the same feeling of unexampled sensuous gastronomic pleasure.
- This image represented everything that attracted us to the Provençal slow and sensuous way of life.
- This has to be one of the most sensuous, sexy poems I've ever read.
- For centuries silk has had a reputation as a luxurious and sensuous fabric, one associated with wealth and success.
- We do not think that something is beautiful merely to me, in the way that we might say that some things just happen to give me sensuous pleasure.
- He's undeniably attractive, with a sensuous mouth that twists with a thin, mocking smile.
- It is a beautiful opera, full of lush arias, sensuous waltzes, and an intriguing amount of transvestism.
- And talked about the kind of sensuous pleasure that water on her skin gave her, and how she felt at her most alive when she was in water.
- She works the vocabulary of dance to move her plots and caresses characters with lush, sensuous descriptions.
- Far from a dry, theory-heavy show, this is a wonderfully tactile and sensuous exploration of different surfaces.
- His sensuous mouth is constrained, his carmine lips almost quiver.
- It's too insistent and compelling to feel sensuous, but it's damn sexy in its own way all the same.
- The first, much lengthier section of the film is set in the present and is shot in rich, sensuous black and white.
- His music's lush, even sensuous harmonies make it a joy to sing.
- It is of course a separate question of whether physical objects do have the sensuous features that they are represented as having.
- Once they were things to enjoy: weaving sensuous spells through lush gardens, raising delicate petals to greet the sun.
- Now a confirmed addict, she trawls Paris in search of salty, sensuous pleasures
- His works lack their sexual charge and sensuous richness.
- At the same time his work celebrated (under the cover of classical mythology) the sensuous pleasures of the flesh.
- For me, Russian music is still a fabulous luxury: rich, exciting, sensuous, something to wallow in.
Synonyms sexually attractive, sexy, seductive, voluptuous, luscious, lush
Usage On the use of the words sensuous and sensual, see sensual Derivatives adverb ˈsɛnʃʊəsliˈsɛn(t)ʃuəsli Otherwise, there were yielding green figs in winey, citrusy syrup, with a faultless vanilla ice-cream liquefying sensuously into it. Example sentencesExamples - Then, she'd sunbathe sensuously on the doormat, brown eyes half closed, body hot from the rays, like a jet-set heiress on the white sand beach in Ibiza.
- He is, to begin with, beautifully, sensuously feminine, not merely somewhat androgynous.
- A couple of femme fatales emerged, their hips sensuously swaying to the music.
- He works mainly in oils diluted with turps, sensuously creaming paint on to the canvas.
noun ˈsɛnʃʊəsnəsˈsɛn(t)ʃuəsnəs Reaching into the little envelopes feels like an almost violating act - and the sensuousness of the writing gives it an electric, erotic, exciting charge. Example sentencesExamples - Nevertheless, her particular conception of, and attitude toward, love does not in the least harm her extreme sensuousness and desirability as a wonderfully voluptuous bed partner.
- My colleagues and I were apprehensive, but when we were finally able to get hold of the parts it turned out to be music of incredible sensuousness and vitality.
- At moments, they have the coiled energy of the martial arts; at other moments, the sensuousness of lovers.
- The snow-capped mountain ranges, the sheer sensuousness of the sublime peaks and their changing hues provide a serene touch to the exhibition.
Origin Mid 17th century: from Latin sensus 'sense' + -ous. Definition of sensuous in US English: sensuousadjectiveˈsen(t)SHo͞oəsˈsɛn(t)ʃuəs 1Relating to or affecting the senses rather than the intellect. the work showed a deliberate disregard of the more sensuous and immediately appealing aspects of painting Example sentencesExamples - In a similar manner if there be some truth which has no sensuous or rational relation to human mind, it will ever remain as nothing so long as we remain human beings.
- The viewer comes away with an appreciation of the sensuous and intellectual pleasure of these paintings.
- The aesthetic is the sensuous, what is given to the senses.
- For thousands of years the subjugation of the sensuous faculties has been regarded as a constitutive element of human reason and progress.
- It is sensuous in that it makes full use of the senses - seeing, touching, smelling, tasting and hearing.
Synonyms aesthetically pleasing, aesthetic, pleasurable, gratifying, rich, sumptuous, luxurious 2Attractive or gratifying physically, especially sexually. her voice was rather deep but very sensuous Example sentencesExamples - For centuries silk has had a reputation as a luxurious and sensuous fabric, one associated with wealth and success.
- The first, much lengthier section of the film is set in the present and is shot in rich, sensuous black and white.
- It's too insistent and compelling to feel sensuous, but it's damn sexy in its own way all the same.
- It is of course a separate question of whether physical objects do have the sensuous features that they are represented as having.
- His music's lush, even sensuous harmonies make it a joy to sing.
- His sensuous mouth is constrained, his carmine lips almost quiver.
- This has to be one of the most sensuous, sexy poems I've ever read.
- We do not think that something is beautiful merely to me, in the way that we might say that some things just happen to give me sensuous pleasure.
- His works lack their sexual charge and sensuous richness.
- The restaurant undertakes to provide is patrons with the same feeling of unexampled sensuous gastronomic pleasure.
- This image represented everything that attracted us to the Provençal slow and sensuous way of life.
- Now a confirmed addict, she trawls Paris in search of salty, sensuous pleasures
- She works the vocabulary of dance to move her plots and caresses characters with lush, sensuous descriptions.
- And talked about the kind of sensuous pleasure that water on her skin gave her, and how she felt at her most alive when she was in water.
- He's undeniably attractive, with a sensuous mouth that twists with a thin, mocking smile.
- Far from a dry, theory-heavy show, this is a wonderfully tactile and sensuous exploration of different surfaces.
- At the same time his work celebrated (under the cover of classical mythology) the sensuous pleasures of the flesh.
- For me, Russian music is still a fabulous luxury: rich, exciting, sensuous, something to wallow in.
- Once they were things to enjoy: weaving sensuous spells through lush gardens, raising delicate petals to greet the sun.
- It is a beautiful opera, full of lush arias, sensuous waltzes, and an intriguing amount of transvestism.
Synonyms sexually attractive, sexy, seductive, voluptuous, luscious, lush
Usage On the use of the words sensuous and sensual, see sensual Origin Mid 17th century: from Latin sensus ‘sense’ + -ous. |