sensual

adj — 3 senses

sensual

adj

UK /ˈsɛnsjuːəl/ · US /ˈsɛn.ʃu.əl/

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

1

Inducing pleasurable or erotic sensations.

That massage was a very sensual experience!

2

Of or pertaining to the physical senses; sensory.

Plato believed that this sensual world in which we live is inferior to the heavenly realm.

3

Provoking or exciting a strong response in the senses.

Derived terms: antisensual, asensual, con-sensual, hypersensual, multisensual, nonsensual, pretersensual, sensualise, sensualize, sensualism, sensualist, sensualistic, sensuality, sensualization, sensually, sensualness, sensual play, supersensual, suprasensual, transsensual, ultrasensual, unisensual, unsensual
Related terms: sense, sensible, sensuous

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