top definitions
quizzes
related content
examples
explore dictionary

sensualist

[ sen-shoo-uh-list ]

/ ˈsɛn ʃu ə lɪst /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR sensualist ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

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

a person who holds the doctrine of sensationalism.

QUIZZES

GEE WHILLIKERS! WAIT TILL YOU SEE THIS WORD OF THE DAY QUIZ!

Do you remember all the words from last week, September 21–27, 2020? Then this quiz should be butyraceous.

Question 1 of 7

What does “yare” mean?

quick; agile; lively.

expressive of or characterized by sorrow.

having or characterized by persistent or earnest desire.

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of sensualist

First recorded in 1655–65; sensual + -ist

OTHER WORDS FROM sensualist

sen·su·al·is·tic, adjectivenon·sen·su·al·is·tic, adjectiveun·sen·su·al·is·tic, adjective

Words nearby sensualist

sensory paralysis, sensory speech center, sensory urgency, sensual, sensualism, sensualist, sensuality, sensualize, sensum, sensuous, Sensurround

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for sensualist

Fitzgerald was a romantic but not a sensualist, a limitation in his writing he acknowledged.
The Great Gatsby: Book Versus Movie|Jon Reiner|May 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Here is what I always loved about him: he was contemplative, playful, curious, generous, and a sensualist with style.
Larry Sultan's California Dreams|Philip Gefter|December 17, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Mr. Spokesly was no sensualist in the strict meaning of the word.
Command|William McFee
It appeared, then, that I too was a sensualist, in my temperate and fastidious way.
The Professor|(AKA Charlotte Bronte) Currer Bell

The fellow was a sensualist, but he had some advantage in view, and she had already suspected what it was.
The Coast of Adventure|Harold Bindloss
Then shall we learn to despise the low aims and contracted views of the sensualist, the demagogue, and the worldling.
The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences|Edward Hitchcock
This Barrre was a sensualist, a crafty orator, a sort of eel which in danger turned into a snake.
The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II)|Moncure Daniel Conway

Need Spelling Help? Get It Here!