noun
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the quality or state of being sensual
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excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures
Other Word Forms
- antisensuality noun
- hypersensuality noun
- nonsensuality noun
- sensualist noun
Etymology
Origin of sensuality
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English sensualite, from Old French, from Late Latin sēnsuālitās; equivalent to sensual + -ity
Example Sentences
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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
Humbe, “Kintsugi” Using the Japanese art of fixing broken pottery as a metaphor for a transformative love, 24-year-old experimental pop star Humbe brings a new kind of sensuality to his sound.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2024
“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
In portraiture, like Sargent’s Dr. Pozzi at Home or Raphael’s Portrait of a Cardinal, red can communicate faith, sensuality or power.
From Salon • May 17, 2024
There is a certain absence of grossness in the men and women of the West, and even their vices are characterized rather by daring than by materialistic sensuality.
From Thrice Armed by Bindloss, Harold
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