sensual

English

Alternative forms

• sensuall (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛnsjuːəl/, /ˈsɛnʃuːəl/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛn.ʃu.əl/

Adjective

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.
   • (Can we date this quote by Michelle Green and provide title, author's full name, and other details?)

     A sharp observer with a pleasing eye for sensual detail, Jaffrey weaves a richly textured story in which she effortlessly mingles quotidian dramas with historic events including the partition of India.

Derived terms

• sensualise, sensualize
• sensually
• supersensual

Related terms

• sense
• sensible
• sensuous

► English terms derived from the PIE root *sent-‎ (1 c, 0 e)

Translations

inducing pleasurable or erotic sensations

• Catalan: sensual (ca)
• Czech: smyslný (cs)
• Danish: sensuel
• Finnish: sensuelli (fi)
• Galician: sensual
• German: sinnlich (de), lustvoll
• Indonesian: sensual (id)
• Italian: sensuale (it)
• Japanese: 官能的 (かんのうてき, kannōteki)

• Maori: oni
• Scottish Gaelic: feòlmhor, collaidh
• Serbo-Croatian: sȅnzūalan (sh), pȕten (sh), čȗlan (sh)
• Spanish: sensual (es)
• Turkish: sensüel
• Vietnamese: xác thịt (vi), nhục dục (vi)
• Welsh: cnawdol (cy)

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Translations to be checked

• French: ^{(please verify)} sensuel (fr), voluptueux (fr)

Further reading

• 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

• unseals

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin sensualis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /sən.suˈal/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /sen.suˈal/
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

sensual (masculine and feminine plural sensuals)

1. sensual

Related terms

• sensualitat

Further reading

• “sensual” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Portuguese

Etymology

Late Latin sensualis, from Latin sensus.

Adjective

sensual m or f (plural sensuais, comparable)

1. Sexually attractive; sexy.

Inflection

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	—	—	—	—

Related terms

• sensualidade

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin sensualis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /senˈswal/, [sẽnˈswal]

Adjective

sensual (plural sensuales)

1. sensual

Derived terms

• sensualismo
• sensualista
• sensualmente

Related terms

• sensualidad

Further reading

• “sensual” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.