sensuous

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin sensus (“sense”) + English -ous.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛnʃuəs/

Adjective

sensuous (comparative more sensuous, superlative most sensuous)

1. Appealing to the senses, or to sensual gratification.

   Although we rarely see Casanova himself on our tour of his sensuous world, we feel his presence as we look at paintings, sculpture, snuff boxes, embroidered vests, silk dresses, silver candy dishes, etc.

2. (not comparable) Of or relating to the senses; sensory.

Related terms

• sense
• sensible
• sensual
• sensuousness
• supersensuous

Translations

appealing to the senses

• Finnish: aistillinen (fi)
• German: sinnenfreudig, sinnlich (de), sinnenhaft
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Maori: pūkari (refers to a lustful sense)

relating to the senses; sensory

• German: sensorisch, Sinnes-, sinnlich (de)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

Further reading

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