sensual

adjective

USSEN-shoo-uhl/ˈsɛn.ʃu.əl/UKSEN-syoo-uhl/ˈsɛnsjuːəl/

Often confused with sensuous

3 meanings of sensual

1
adjective
Making the body feel pleasure, sometimes in a sexual way.
She loved the sensual feel of the warm bath after a long day.
The couple's dance was slow and sensual.
Similarsensuous, erotic, voluptuous
2
adjective
Making your senses react strongly, through things like rich smells or bright colors.
The market was a sensual mix of bright colors and strong smells.
Her paintings are bold and sensual, full of deep reds and golds.
Similarsensuous, lush, luscious
3
adjective
Having to do with the body's senses, like sight, hearing, and touch.
Some thinkers say the sensual world we see and touch is not the real one.
Our sensual knowledge of the world comes from seeing, hearing, and touching.
Similarsensory, physical, bodily
Oppositespiritual, intellectual

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Origin

From a Latin word meaning "having feeling", from sensus (feeling, sense).