sensual

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Late Latin sensualis (endowed with feeling, sensual), from Latin sensus (feeling, sense).

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  • (UK) IPA: /ˈsɛnsjuːəl/, /ˈsɛnʃuːəl/
  • (US) IPA: /ˈsɛn.ʃu.əl/, SAMPA: /"sEn.Su.@l/

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sensual (comparative more sensual, superlative most sensual)

  1. Inducing pleasurable and/or erotic sensations.
    That massage was a very sensual experience!
  2. (not comparable) Of or pertaining to the physical senses; sensory.
    Plato believed that this sensual world in which we live is inferior to the heavenly realm.

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sensual m. and f. (plural sensuais; comparable)

  1. Sexually attractive; sexy.

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Adjective

sensual m. and f. (plural sensuales)

  1. sensual

[edit] Noun

sensual m. and f. (plural sensuales)

  1. sensualist
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