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sensuality

[ sen-shoo-al-i-tee ]
/ ˌsɛn ʃuˈæl ɪ ti /
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noun, plural sen·su·al·i·ties.
sensual nature: the sensuality of Keats's poetry.
unrestrained indulgence in sensual pleasures.
lewdness; unchastity.
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Sometimes sen·su·al·ness [sen-shoo-uhl-nis] /ˈsɛn ʃu əl nɪs/ .

Origin of sensuality

1300–50; Middle English sensualite<Old French <Late Latin sēnsuālitās.See sensual, -ity

OTHER WORDS FROM sensuality

an·ti·sen·su·al·i·ty, noun, plural an·ti·sen·su·al·i·ties, adjectivehy·per·sen·su·al·i·ty, nounnon·sen·su·al·i·ty, noun
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How to use sensuality in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for sensuality

sensuality
/ (ˌsɛnsjʊˈælɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties
the quality or state of being sensual
excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures

Derived forms of sensuality

sensualist (ˈsɛnsjʊəlɪst), noun
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