sensual

English

Alternative forms

• sensuall (obsolete)

Etymology

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From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Late Latin sensualis (“endowed with feeling, sensual”), from Latin sensus (“feeling, sense”).

Pronunciation

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

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)
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• 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)
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Further reading

• “sensual”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “sensual”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “sensual”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• unseals

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin sensualis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [sən.suˈal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [sen.suˈal]

Adjective

sensual m or f (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

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Late Latin sensualis, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin sensus.

Adjective

1. Sexually attractive; sexy.

Related terms

• sensualidade

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin sensualis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /senˈswal/ [sẽnˈswal]

Adjective

sensual m or f (masculine and feminine plural sensuales)

1. sensual

Derived terms

• sensualismo
• sensualista
• sensualmente

Related terms

• sensualidad

Further reading

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