# sensual

Pronunciation: US say "SEN-shoo-uhl" /ˈsɛn.ʃu.əl/; UK say "SEN-syoo-uhl" /ˈsɛnsjuːəl/

## Adjective

1. Producing pleasurable or erotic sensations in the body.
   - Simple: Making the body feel pleasure, sometimes in a sexual way.
   - _The spa promises a sensual hour of hot stones and scented oil._
   - _He wrote her long, sensual letters about the nights they had spent together._
2. Arousing a strong reaction in the senses.
   - Simple: Making your senses react strongly, through things like rich smells or bright colors.
   - _The tasting menu is a sensual feast of smoky aromas and sharp, bright flavors._
   - _Few novels are as sensual as this one, with its heavy summer heat and the smell of ripe figs._
3. Relating to the physical senses, or to the world as the senses perceive it.
   - Simple: Having to do with the body's senses, like sight, hearing, and touch.
   - _Medieval philosophers ranked sensual knowledge below the truths reached by reason alone._
   - _Mystics in many traditions teach that the sensual world hides a deeper reality._

## Origin

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

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/sensual (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).