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/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛn.ʃu.əl/

Adjective

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.

3. Provoking or exciting a strong response in the senses.

   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. —Michelle Green

Derived terms

• sensualise, sensualize
• sensually
• supersensual

Related terms

• sense
• sensible
• sensuous

Translations

inducing pleasurable or erotic sensations

• Catalan: sensual (ca)
• Czech: smyslný (cs) m
• Finnish: sensuelli
• German: sinnlich (de), lustvoll
• Indonesian: sensual (id)
• Italian: sensuale (it)

• Japanese: 官能的 (かんのうてき, kannōteki)
• Maori: oni
• Serbo-Croatian: sȅnzūalan (sh), pȕten (sh), čȗlan (sh)
• Turkish: sensüel
• Vietnamese: xác thịt (vi), nhục dục (vi)
• Welsh: cnawdol (cy)

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Translations to be checked

• French: sensuel (fr), voluptueux (fr)

• Scottish Gaelic: feòlmhor, collaidh

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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Portuguese

Etymology

Late Latin sensualis, from Latin sensus.

Adjective

sensual m, 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	—	—	—	—

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Spanish

Adjective

sensual (plural sensuales)

1. sensual

Noun

sensual m, f (plural sensuales)

1. sensualist