sensuality

[ sen-shoo-al-i-tee ]
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noun,plural sen·su·al·i·ties.
  1. sensual nature: the sensuality of Keats's poetry.

  2. unrestrained indulgence in sensual pleasures.

  1. lewdness; unchastity.

Origin of sensuality

1
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English sensualite, from Old French, from Late Latin sēnsuālitās; equivalent to sensual + -ity
  • Sometimes sen·su·al·ness [sen-shoo-uhl-nis] /ˈsɛn ʃu əl nɪs/ .

Other words from sensuality

  • an·ti·sen·su·al·i·ty, noun, plural an·ti·sen·su·al·i·ties, adjective
  • hy·per·sen·su·al·i·ty, noun
  • non·sen·su·al·i·ty, noun

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How to use sensuality in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for sensuality

sensuality

/ (ˌsɛnsjʊˈælɪtɪ) /


nounplural -ties
  1. the quality or state of being sensual

  2. excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures

Derived forms of sensuality

  • sensualist (ˈsɛnsjʊəlɪst), noun

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