sensuous

[ sen-shoo-uhs ]
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adjective
  1. gratifying the senses: You can wear your denim jacket, but the sensuous look and feel of a velvet blazer will elevate your outfit.

  2. readily affected through the senses; sensual; physical: a sensuous temperament; a sensuous young man.

  1. of or relating to the senses or objects that can be perceived by the senses; sensory; material: His observations based on sensuous experience seem self-evident, but the subsequent speculations are far-fetched.Aristotelian scholarly tradition subjected the sensuous qualities of music to mathematical and metaphysical analysis.

Origin of sensuous

1
First recorded in 1630–40; from Latin sēnsus “sensation, feeling, any of the five senses, awareness”; see origin at sense, -ous

synonym study For sensuous

1. See sensual.

Other words for sensuous

Other words from sensuous

  • sen·su·ous·ly, adverb
  • sen·su·ous·ness, sen·su·os·i·ty [sen-shoo-os-i-tee], /ˌsɛn ʃuˈɒs ɪ ti/, noun
  • an·ti·sen·su·ous, adjective
  • an·ti·sen·su·ous·ness, noun
  • hy·per·sen·su·ous, adjective
  • hy·per·sen·su·ous·ness, noun
  • non·sen·su·ous, adjective
  • non·sen·su·ous·ness, noun
  • sub·sen·su·ous, adjective
  • sub·sen·su·ous·ness, noun
  • su·per·sen·su·ous, adjective
  • su·per·sen·su·ous·ness, noun
  • un·sen·su·ous, adjective
  • un·sen·su·ous·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for sensuous

sensuous

/ (ˈsɛnsjʊəs) /


adjective
  1. aesthetically pleasing to the senses

  2. appreciative of or moved by qualities perceived by the senses

  1. of, relating to, or derived from the senses

Origin of sensuous

1
C17: apparently coined by Milton to avoid the unwanted overtones of sensual; not in common use until C19: from Latin sēnsus sense + -ous

Derived forms of sensuous

  • sensuously, adverb
  • sensuousness, noun

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