sensualist

[sen-shoo-uh-list]

noun

1. a person given to the indulgence of the senses or appetites.

2. a person who holds the doctrine of sensationalism.

Other Word Forms

• sensualistic adjective
• nonsensualistic adjective
• unsensualistic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of sensualist¹

First recorded in 1655–65; sensual + -ist

Example Sentences

For a rootless young man with sensualist inclinations, it was the perfect getaway.

From Salon

That qualifies as a disappointment for a filmmaker whose sensualist impulses are God-tier.

From Los Angeles Times

If we look to the previous two decades of movies, we find charming, fastidious sensualists — the stars of warm comedies.

From Seattle Times

Rajamouli is a cinematic sensualist, something not often seen or appreciated in the action genre.

From Salon

When a poem of hers, "Spring," was rejected — the editor found its style too "sensualist," à la Romantic poetry — she decided to send it to Seventeen magazine instead.

From Salon