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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sen•su•al /ˈsɛnʃuəl/USA pronunciation adj. - suggesting or arousing the appetites, esp. the sexual appetite:her sensual body.
- devoted to or preoccupied with physical pleasure, esp. sexual satisfaction:a lazy, sensual person.
- of or relating to the senses; sensory.
sen•su•al•i•ty /ˌsɛnʃuˈælɪti/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] sen•su•al•ly, adv.: She whispered sensually in his ear.See -sens-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sen•su•al (sen′sho̅o̅ əl),USA pronunciation adj. - pertaining 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 pertaining to the senses or physical sensation;
sensory. - pertaining to the philosophical doctrine of sensationalism.
- Latin sēnsuālis, equivalent. to sēnsu-, stem of sēnsus sense + -ālis -al1
- late Middle English 1400–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Sensual, sensuous, voluptuous refer to experience through the senses. Sensual refers, often unfavorably, to the enjoyments derived from the senses, esp. 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.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged lascivious.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sensual /ˈsɛnsjʊəl/ adj - of 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
Etymology: 15th Century: from Late Latin sensuālis, from Latin sēnsus sense. Compare French sensuel, Italian sensualeˈsensually adv |