# sensuous

Pronunciation: US say "SEN-shoo-uhs" /ˈsɛnʃuəs/; UK

## Adjective

1. Gratifying to the senses, often with a suggestion of physical or sensual pleasure.
   - Simple: Pleasing to the body's senses, or giving physical pleasure.
   - _The painter is known for sensuous colors and the soft, glowing skin of his figures._
   - _The album's slow, sensuous rhythms made it a favorite for late-night dancing._
2. Relating to the senses or to sensory perception.
   - Simple: Having to do with the senses, like seeing, hearing and touching.
   - _Empiricists held that all knowledge begins in sensuous experience._
   - _The philosopher contrasted the sensuous appearance of things with the reality he believed lay beneath it._

## Origin

Formed from Latin sensus ("sense") and the English suffix -ous.

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