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单词 sensualness
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sensualnessn.

Brit. /ˈsɛnsjʊəlnəs/, /ˈsɛnsjᵿlnəs/, /ˈsɛnʃʊəlnəs/, /ˈsɛnʃ(ᵿ)lnəs/, U.S. /ˈsɛn(t)ʃ(ə)wəlnəs/
Forms: see sensual adj. and -ness suffix.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; originally modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: sensual adj., -ness suffix.
Etymology: < sensual adj. + -ness suffix, originally after Middle French sensualité sensuality n.
rare in 18th cent.
= sensuality n.
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the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > sensuality > [noun]
delice?c1225
delicacya1393
sensualityc1425
voluptuousness1508
sensualness1530
luxuriousness1542
deliciousness1548
epicurism1570
epicurity1574
carnal-mindedness1607
Epicureanism1726
sensualism1760
pleasurehood1842
fleshly-mindedness1846
apolausticism1883
sensism1890
1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement f. lxiii Sensualnesse, sensualité.
1608 A. Wotton Trial Romish Clergies Title to Church xiv. 237 All writers haue made an opposition..betwixt Nature and Grace, not betwixt Sensualnesse and Grace.
1653 G. Fox Coll. Christian Epist. (1698) 54 All who are turned from the Light,..their Minds are turned into the Earth, which is a Seat for the Devil, there is the Sensualness, there is the Devilishness and Earthliness.
1735 W. Pardon Dyche's New Gen. Eng. Dict. Sensualness, a gratifying the Senses, a being pleased with Externals. &c.
1831 La Belle Assemblée Nov. 211/1 The knowledge, love, and apprehension of something above sensualness and selfishness.
1895 L. C. Whitelock Mad Madonna v. 154 A sensuous enjoyment of life which is not sensualness.
1933 Sewanee Rev. 41 445 His realism never approaches sordidness or sensualness. His is a rugged realism.
1976 French Rev. 50 202 The relationship takes place shortly after he realizes the sensualness of the female creature.
2015 Indian Express (Nexis) 26 Apr. This film deals with Bharatanatyam, which is known for its sensualness.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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