sensual
adjectiveattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈsɛnsjuːəl//
- United Kingdom//ˈsɛnʃuːəl//
- United States//ˈsɛn.ʃu.əl//
Inducing pleasurable or erotic sensations.
adjective
- 1
Inducing pleasurable or erotic sensations.
That massage was a very sensual experience!
- 2
Of or pertaining to the physical senses; sensory.
Plato believed that this sensual world in which we live is inferior to the heavenly realm.
- 3
Provoking or exciting a strong response in the senses.
Etymology
From Late Latin sensualis (“endowed with feeling, sensual”), from Latin sensus (“feeling, sense”).
Forms
- comparative
- more sensual
- superlative
- most sensual
sensitivity · The quality or state of being sensitive; sensitiveness.sensor · A device or organ that detects certain external stimuli and…sensory · Of the physical senses or sensation.
sensual · Inducing pleasurable or erotic sensations.
sent · A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of an…sentence · The judicial order for a punishment to be imposed on a person…sentencing · Relating to a judicial sentence.