sensual
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- sensuall (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
From Late Latin sensualis (“endowed with feeling, sensual”), from Latin sensus (“feeling, sense”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
sensual (comparative more sensual, superlative most sensual)
- Inducing pleasurable and/or erotic sensations.
- That massage was a very sensual experience!
- (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.
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
inducing pleasurable or erotic sensations
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External links[edit]
- sensual in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- sensual in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- sensual at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams[edit]
Portuguese[edit]
Adjective[edit]
sensual m, f (plural sensuais, comparable)
- Sexually attractive; sexy.
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of sensual
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | masculine | feminine | |
| positive | sensual | sensual | sensuais | sensuais |
| comparative | mais sensual | mais sensual | mais sensuais | mais sensuais |
| superlative | o mais sensual sensualíssimo |
a mais sensual sensualíssima |
os mais sensuais sensualíssimos |
as mais sensuais sensualíssimas |
| augmentative | — | — | — | — |
| diminutive | — | — | — | — |
Spanish[edit]
Adjective[edit]
sensual m, f (plural sensuales)
Noun[edit]
sensual m, f (plural sensuales)
