sensualism

[sen-shoo-uh-liz-uhm]

noun

1. subjection to sensual appetites; sensuality.

2. Philosophy.,  sensationalism.

sensualism

/ ˈsɛnsjʊəˌlɪzəm /

noun

1. the quality or state of being sensual

2. another word for sensationalism sensationalism

Other Word Forms

• hypersensualism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of sensualism¹

First recorded in 1795–1805; sensual + -ism

Example Sentences

Hung, a French Vietnamese filmmaker whose eye for cinematic sensualism was on display in early works like “The Scent of Green Papaya” and “Cyclo,” here achieves something of a culinary contact high.

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What she finds is “a society that professes to be an enclave of tropical sensualism but deep down is profoundly conservative, classist, and misogynist.”

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Mr. Serra plunges us into the earthy sensualism and longueurs of Casanova’s daily life.

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But the film’s harsh sensualism transcends the irritations of the plot.

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The question of spiritual discipline has long been present in his writing: self-denial versus sensualism, the path of Jesus versus that of Byron.

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