sensual

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsɛnsjuːəl/, /ˈsɛnʃuːəl/
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  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈsɛn.ʃu.əl/

Adjective[edit]

sensual (comparative more sensual, superlative most sensual)

  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.

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Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin sēnsuālis.

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Adjective[edit]

sensual m or f (masculine and feminine plural sensuals)

  1. sensual

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Late Latin sēnsuālis, from Latin sēnsus.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /sẽ.suˈaw/ [sẽ.sʊˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /sẽˈswaw/ [sẽˈswaʊ̯]
 

Adjective[edit]

sensual m or f (plural sensuais, comparable, comparative mais sensual, superlative o mais sensual or sensualíssimo)

  1. sexually attractive; sexy

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin sēnsuālis.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /senˈswal/ [sẽnˈswal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: sen‧sual

Adjective[edit]

sensual m or f (masculine and feminine plural sensuales)

  1. sensual

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