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.

Nearby words

sensory speech center, sensory urgency, sensual, sensualism, sensualist, sensuality, sensualize, sensum, sensuous, sensurround, sent

Sometimes sen·su·al·ness [sen-shoo-uh l-nis] /ˈsɛn ʃu əl nɪs/.

Origin of sensuality

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

Related forms

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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Examples from the Web for sensuality

The premise comes and goes, however, and even the rest of “Clouds” focuses more on sensuality than sci-fi.
Prince Returns From the Wilderness and, Thankfully, Is as Restless as Ever|Keith Phipps|October 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His photographs major on legs, lips, sensuality of the female form?
Vogue Photographer Erwin Blumenfeld: Secrets of a Fashion Legend|Tim Teeman|September 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
No historian, biographer, or myth-maker such as Carl Sandberg has ever written about his sensuality.
Lincoln in Love|Jerome Charyn|February 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We can feel her sensuality and willfulness in the first daguerreotype we have of Mary, taken in 1846, when she was twenty-seven.
Lincoln in Love|Jerome Charyn|February 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST

It is in no way my job to embody an idealized form of beauty and sensuality.
Angelina’s Bold Boob Move|Michelle Cottle|May 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The good knight complains of the great advances of sensuality, and permits and advises the marriage of all knights.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 5|Various
In the intervals of his serious labors Napoleon gave way to a life of sensuality, and the women were prodigal of their charms.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte|William Milligan Sloane
Sensuality is the chief of sins, filial duty the best of acts.
Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889|Barkham Burroughs
Subdue pride, and sensuality, and fancy, and you may escape prodigality.
A Christian Directory (Part 4 of 4)|Richard Baxter
Such creatures are the natural prey of artful women; their very stolidity covers all but sensuality.
Tomlinsoniana|Edward Bulwer-Lytton

British Dictionary definitions for sensuality

sensuality

/ (ˌsɛnsjʊˈælɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

the quality or state of being sensual

excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures

Derived Forms

sensualist (ˈsɛnsjʊəlɪst), noun

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sensuality

noun, plural sen·su·al·i·ties.

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British Dictionary definitions for sensuality

sensuality

noun plural -ties

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