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[ sen-shoo-uhs ] / ˈsɛn ʃu əs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sensuous ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveperceived by or affecting the senses: the sensuous qualities of music. readily affected through the senses: a sensuous temperament. of or relating to sensible objects or to the senses. Origin of sensuousFirst recorded in 1630–40; from Latin sēnsus “sensation, feeling, any of the five senses, awareness”; see origin at sense, -ous SYNONYMS FOR sensuousSEE SYNONYMS FOR sensuous ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for sensuous1. See sensual. OTHER WORDS FROM sensuoussen·su·ous·ly, adverbsen·su·ous·ness, sen·su·os·i·ty [sen-shoo-os-i-tee], /ˌsɛn ʃuˈɒs ɪ ti/, nounan·ti·sen·su·ous, adjectivean·ti·sen·su·ous·ly, adverb an·ti·sen·su·ous·ness, nounhy·per·sen·su·ous, adjectivehy·per·sen·su·ous·ly, adverbhy·per·sen·su·ous·ness, nounnon·sen·su·ous, adjectivenon·sen·su·ous·ly, adverbnon·sen·su·ous·ness, nounsub·sen·su·ous, adjectivesub·sen·su·ous·ly, adverbsub·sen·su·ous·ness, nounsu·per·sen·su·ous, adjectivesu·per·sen·su·ous·ly, adverbsu·per·sen·su·ous·ness, nounun·sen·su·ous, adjectiveun·sen·su·ous·ly, adverbun·sen·su·ous·ness, noun WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH sensuoussensual, sensuous (see synonym study at sensual)Words nearby sensuoussensualism, sensualist, sensuality, sensualize, sensum, sensuous, Sensurround, sent, sente, sentence, sentence adverb Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sensuousThe dogs have been fried in soybean oil until their exterior skin begins to develop a sensuous crunch. The Jersey Shore’s Biggest Weiners Are at Jimmy Buff’s|Jane & Michael Stern|June 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST Pulling bite-size pieces off each slice is an easy task; and the sensuous feel of warm beef juices only adds to the joy of a meal. The Texas Church of Beef|Jane & Michael Stern|April 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST But that fun, sensuous persona concealed a history of tragedy. Charles Saatchi: From Saatchi & Saatchi to Allegedly Choking Nigella Lawson|Peter Jukes|June 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST Cromwell actually did declare a War on Christmas, which he deemed to be sensuous paganism. Why Gay Marriage Will Win, and Sexual Freedom Will Lose|Megan McArdle|March 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Virginia Woolf came next, with her dazzling, sensuous essays and literary criticism. Phillip Lopate’s Book Bag: The Essay Tradition|Phillip Lopate|February 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST Was it not the sensuous side of her nature that had been touched, while the rest had been posing in the foreground? The Daughters of Danaus|Mona Caird The day had been long, the coffee and cigarettes had been heavy, and we dozed away in the sensuous atmosphere. Cumner & South Sea Folk, Complete|Gilbert Parker Thus the most sensuous of beauties can be full of sentimental suggestion. The Sense of Beauty|George Santayana And in this way he remained many months in that city, attracted by the sensuous pleasures and delights that he found there. Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects|Giorgio Vasari The second point concerns the relations of the sensuous and the super-sensuous. Leibniz's New Essays Concerning the Human Understanding|John Dewey
British Dictionary definitions for sensuous
adjectiveaesthetically pleasing to the senses appreciative of or moved by qualities perceived by the senses of, relating to, or derived from the senses Derived forms of sensuoussensuously, adverbsensuousness, nounWord Origin for sensuousC17: apparently coined by Milton to avoid the unwanted overtones of sensual; not in common use until C19: from Latin sēnsus sense + -ous Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to sensuouslush, voluptuous, sensual, carnal, epicurean, exciting, fleshly, fleshy, luscious, luxurious, passionate, physical, pleasurable, rich, self-indulgent, sensory, sumptuous, hedonistic, sensualistic, sybaritic |