sensual
English
Alternative forms
- sensuall (obsolete)
Etymology
From Late Latin sensualis (“endowed with feeling, sensual”), from Latin sensus (“feeling, sense”).
Adjective
sensual (comparative more sensual, superlative most sensual)
- Inducing pleasurable or erotic sensations.
- That massage was a very sensual experience!
- Of or pertaining to the physical senses; sensory.
- Plato believed that this sensual world in which we live is inferior to the heavenly realm.
- Provoking or exciting a strong response in the senses.
- Michelle Green
- 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
Translations
inducing pleasurable or erotic sensations
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Further reading
- sensual in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- sensual in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- sensual at OneLook Dictionary Search
Catalan
Related terms
Further reading
- “sensual” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Portuguese
Etymology
Late Latin sensualis, from Latin sensus.
Inflection
Inflection of sensual
singular | plural | |||
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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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /senˈswal/, [sẽnˈswal]
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “sensual” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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