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Sensuous
/ˈsɛnʃuəs/
Appealing to the senses, or to sensual gratification.
📖 Definitions of "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
Of or relating to the senses; sensory.
🔄 Synonyms of "Sensuous"
4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| aestheticnoun | Concerned with beauty, artistic effect, or appearance. |
| esthetic | (US) Alternative spelling of aesthetic. [Concerned with beauty, artistic effect, or appearance.] |
| esthetical | Of or pertaining to beauty. |
| aesthetical | Of or pertaining to beauty. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Sensuous"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| aesthetic | Concerned with beauty, artistic effect, or appearance. |
| esthetical | Of or pertaining to beauty. |
| aesthetical | Of or pertaining to beauty. |
| esthetic | (US) Alternative spelling of aesthetic. [Concerned with beauty, artistic effect, or appearance.] |
| sensual | Of or pertaining to the physical senses; sensory. |
| runcible | (humorous) A nonce word used for humorous effect. |
| sultry | (figuratively) Sexually enthralling. |
| voluptuous | (of a woman) Curvaceous and sexually attractive. |
| luscious | Sweet and pleasant; delicious. |
| eroticnoun | Relating to or tending to arouse sexual desire or excitement. |
| seductive | Attractive, alluring, tempting. |
| tactile | Tangible; perceptible to the sense of touch. |
| sensorynoun | Of the physical senses or sensation. |
| sumptuous | Magnificent, luxurious, splendid. |
| lushverb | (of vegetation) Dense, teeming with life; luxuriant. |
| carnal | Relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites or activities. |
| physicalnoun | Pertaining to the world as understood through the senses rather than the mind; tangible, concrete; real. Having to do with the material world. |
| visceral | Of or relating to the viscera or bowels regarded as the origin of a person's emotions; hence (figuratively), relating to or having deep internal feelings or sensibility. |
| bodilynoun | Of, relating to, or concerning the body. |
| palpable | (figurative) Obvious or easily perceived; noticeable. |
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