noun
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the quality or state of being sensual
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excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures
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Etymology
Origin of sensuality
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English sensualite, from Old French, from Late Latin sēnsuālitās; equivalent to sensual + -ity
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A strikingly potent Frida, Isabel Leonard used her velvety mezzo to find the drama of the artist’s remembered torment as well as the undulating sensuality of her love for painting and colors.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
On screen, Brigitte Bardot was a cocktail of kittenish charm and continental sensuality, but it was an image she grew to loathe - eventually abandoning her career to campaign for animal welfare.
From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025
But inside, it’s both a spellbook and a manifesto for how to think like a cook — one grounded in curiosity, sensuality and the simple act of paying attention.
From Salon • Oct. 12, 2025
“This project is about longing and belonging. I miss the spirituality and sensuality of Tunisia,” the artist, who was born in Los Angeles and returned there at the age of 11, said.
From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2024
The rather sullen-looking personage, with a certain dash of sensuality about him, on our extreme right, gazing out of the picture, is Sandro himself.
From The Story of Florence by Gardner, Edmund G.
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