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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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   What does sensual mean?

   • The meaning of SENSUAL is relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly. How to use sensual in a sentence.

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   What does sensuous mean?

   • sensuous, sensual, luxurious, voluptuous mean relating to or providing pleasure through gratification of the senses. sensuous implies gratification of the senses for the sake of aesthetic pleasure. sensual tends to imply the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of the physical appetites as ends in themselves.

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   What does sensualize mean?

   • , sen·su·al·ized, sen·su·al·iz·ing. to render sensual. Sensualize definition: to render sensual. . See examples of SENSUALIZE used in a sentence.

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   What is the difference between sensual and sensuous?

   • 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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   The meaning of SENSUAL is relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly. How to use sensual in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Sensual.

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   Sensual definition: pertaining to, inclined to, or preoccupied with the gratification of the senses or appetites; carnal; fleshly. . See examples of SENSUAL used in a sentence.

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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.

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   SENSUAL definition: 1. expressing or suggesting physical, especially sexual, pleasure or satisfaction: 2. expressing…. Learn more.

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   sensual refers to the enjoyments derived from the senses, esp. to the gratification or indulgence of physical appetites: sensual pleasures. sensuous refers to that which is aesthetically pleasing to the senses: sensuous poetry.

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   suggesting an interest in physical pleasure, especially sexual pleasure. He was darkly sensual and mysterious. Definition of sensual adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Sensual definition: Relating to or affecting any of the senses or a sense organ; sensory.