sensual - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'sensual' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Sensual

[ a.]

- Pertaining to, consisting in, or affecting, the sense, or bodily organs of perception; relating to, or concerning, the body, in distinction from the spirit.
- Hence, not spiritual or intellectual; carnal; fleshly; pertaining to, or consisting in, the gratification of the senses, or the indulgence of appetites; wordly.
- Devoted to the pleasures of sense and appetite; luxurious; voluptuous; lewd; libidinous.
- Pertaining or peculiar to the philosophical doctrine of sensualism.

Meaning of 'sensual' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . sensual

[ s]

Meaning (1):
- marked by the appetites and passions of the body

Example in sentence:

a sensual delight in eating;
animal instincts;
carnal knowledge;
fleshly desire;
music is the only sensual pleasure without vice

Meaning (2):
- sexually exciting or gratifying

Example in sentence:

a sultry dance;
a sultry look;
sensual excesses

Nearby Words:

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