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sensuous
[sen-shoo-uhs]
adjective
gratifying the senses.
You can wear your denim jacket, but the sensuous look and feel of a velvet blazer will elevate your outfit.
readily affected through the senses; sensual; physical.
a sensuous temperament;
a sensuous young man.
Synonyms: , , , , , , , , ,of or relating to the senses or objects that can be perceived by the senses; sensory; material.
His observations based on sensuous experience seem self-evident, but the subsequent speculations are far-fetched.
Aristotelian scholarly tradition subjected the sensuous qualities of music to mathematical and metaphysical analysis.
sensuous
/ ˈɛԲʊə /
adjective
aesthetically pleasing to the senses
appreciative of or moved by qualities perceived by the senses
of, relating to, or derived from the senses
Other Word Forms
- sensuously adverb
- sensuousness noun
- sensuosity noun
- antisensuous adjective
- antisensuousness noun
- hypersensuous adjective
- hypersensuousness noun
- nonsensuous adjective
- nonsensuousness noun
- subsensuous adjective
- subsensuousness noun
- supersensuous adjective
- supersensuousness noun
- unsensuous adjective
- unsensuousness noun
- ˈԲܴdzܲԱ noun
- ˈԲܴdzܲ adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of sensuous1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Halfway between the classic “You Can Leave Your Hat On” and some seriously sensuous gyrations to Bon Jovi’s “Bed of Roses,” I shed my usual caution and started to have fun.
A sensuous lounge and screening room lead to a celestial primary suite and an adjoining boudoir on the north side.
Smith's sensuous delivery was a subversive step forward for country music but Kristofferson's own version - croaky-voiced and dripping with hunger - is just as much of a thrill.
“A fleshy, sensuous journey that pushes the limits of the medium in ways that only Carroll can. A skin-crawling gem, not to be missed,” wrote the selection committee.
We find ourselves in that time of year dedicated to the most sensuous and worldly of the earth signs — that is, Taurus season.
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