sensual

English edit

Alternative forms edit

sensuall (obsolete)

Etymology edit

From Late Latin sensualis (“endowed with feeling, sensual”), from Latin sensus (“feeling, sense”).

Pronunciation edit

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛnsjuːəl/, /ˈsɛnʃuːəl/
- Audio (Southern England) (file)
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛn.ʃu.əl/

Adjective edit

sensual (comparative more sensual, superlative most sensual)

Inducing pleasurable or erotic sensations.
That massage was a very sensual experience!
Of or pertaining to the physical senses; sensory.
Plato believed that this sensual world in which we live is inferior to the heavenly realm.
Provoking or exciting a strong response in the senses.

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sent- (feel)‎ (0 c, 18 e)

Translations edit

inducing pleasurable or erotic sensations

Bulgarian: чувствен (bg) (čuvstven), сладострастен (bg) (sladostrasten)
Catalan: sensual (ca)
Czech: smyslný (cs)
Danish: sensuel
Finnish: sensuelli (fi), aistillinen (fi)
Galician: sensual
German: sinnlich (de), lustvoll (de)
Indonesian: sensual (id)
Italian: sensuale (it)
Japanese: 官能的 (かんのうてき, kannōteki)
Maori: oni
Scottish Gaelic: feòlmhor, collaidh
Serbo-Croatian: sȅnzūalan (sh), pȕten (sh), čȗlan (sh)
Spanish: sensual (es)
Swedish: sensuell (sv), vällustig (sv)
Turkish: sensüel
Vietnamese: xác thịt (vi), nhục dục (vi)
Welsh: cnawdol (cy)

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