A sensual or worldly pleasure; a self-indulgent or licentious activity or mode of behaviour. Obsolete.
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释义 | the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > sensuality > [noun] (100) delice?c1225 A sensual or worldly pleasure; a self-indulgent or licentious activity or mode of behaviour. Obsolete. delicacya1393 Indulgence in, love of, or addiction to luxury or pleasure; self-indulgence. Obsolete. sensualityc1425 Physical pleasure or gratification of the senses, esp. with regard to sexual activity, or to food and drink. In early use chiefly with pejorative… voluptuousness1508 Addiction to sensuous pleasures; indulgence in pleasure and luxury. sensualness1530 = sensuality, n. luxuriousness1542 The quality or state of being luxurious; †lasciviousness (obsolete); indulgence in luxury or pleasure, voluptuousness; also profuseness, prodigality. deliciousness1548 Fondness for that which gives pleasure. Obsolete. rare. epicurism1570 Conformity to Epicurean principles, or to what are commonly understood as such; spec. devotion to a life of ease, pleasure, and luxury; hedonism. Obs… epicurity1574 Luxurious living; sensual indulgence. carnal-mindedness1607 Epicureanism1726 Originally: adherence to Epicurean principles, or to what are commonly understood as such. Now usually: devotion to a life of ease, pleasure, and… sensualism1760 The pursuit of, or devotion to, physical pleasure and the gratification of the senses; sensuality. pleasurehood1842 The condition of living in or for pleasure. fleshly-mindedness1846 fleshly-minded adj., fleshly-mindedness. apolausticism1883 Devotion to enjoyment. sensism1890 Devotion to the gratification of the senses; sensuality. Obsolete. rare. Subcategories:— the fleshly nature of man (9) — sensualist (18) — sensual pleasure (3) — sensual indulgence or gratification (13) — debauchery (16) — animal sensuality (25) |
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