sensuous

[ sen-shoo-uhs ]

/ ˈsɛn ʃu əs /

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adjective

gratifying the senses: You can wear your denim jacket, but the sensuous look and feel of a velvet blazer will elevate your outfit.

readily affected through the senses; sensual; physical: a sensuous temperament; a sensuous young man.

of or relating to the senses or objects that can be perceived by the senses; sensory; material: His observations based on sensuous experience seem self-evident, but the subsequent speculations are far-fetched.Aristotelian scholarly tradition subjected the sensuous qualities of music to mathematical and metaphysical analysis.

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1 gratifying, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable; palatable; luscious, luxurious, voluptuous.

2 feeling, sensitive.

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Origin of sensuous

First recorded in 1630–40; from Latin sēnsus “sensation, feeling, any of the five senses, awareness”; see origin at sense, -ous

synonym study for sensuous

1. See sensual.

OTHER WORDS FROM sensuous

sen·su·ous·ly, adverbsen·su·ous·ness, sen·su·os·i·ty

[sen-shoo-os-i-tee], /ˌsɛn ʃuˈɒs ɪ ti/, nounan·ti·sen·su·ous, adjectivean·ti·sen·su·ous·ness, noun

hy·per·sen·su·ous, adjectivehy·per·sen·su·ous·ness, nounnon·sen·su·ous, adjectivenon·sen·su·ous·ness, nounsub·sen·su·ous, adjectivesub·sen·su·ous·ness, nounsu·per·sen·su·ous, adjectivesu·per·sen·su·ous·ness, nounun·sen·su·ous, adjectiveun·sen·su·ous·ness, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH sensuous

sensual, sensuous (see synonym study at sensual)

Words nearby sensuous

sensualist, sensuality, sensualize, sensually, sensum, sensuous, sensuously, Sensurround, sent, sente, sentence

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How to use sensuous in a sentence

Jessica van Brakle and Zac Willis employ expanding foam and custom auto paint to fabricate a sensuous blob of a sculpture from which leaf-life paper prints sprout.
In the galleries: Artists pair up to create a third identity, or when 1+1 equals one.|Mark Jenkins|November 19, 2021|Washington Post
The two objects and the stormy sky behind them all merge into a sensuous dance of shadow and light.
In the galleries: Biennial survey celebrates Mid-Atlantic artists of many mediums|Mark Jenkins|October 29, 2021|Washington Post
The track is smooth and sensuous, particularly seductive when his voice soars into falsetto.
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The dogs have been fried in soybean oil until their exterior skin begins to develop a sensuous crunch.
The Jersey Shore’s Biggest Weiners Are at Jimmy Buff’s|Jane & Michael Stern|June 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Pulling bite-size pieces off each slice is an easy task; and the sensuous feel of warm beef juices only adds to the joy of a meal.
The Texas Church of Beef|Jane & Michael Stern|April 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But that fun, sensuous persona concealed a history of tragedy.
Charles Saatchi: From Saatchi & Saatchi to Allegedly Choking Nigella Lawson|Peter Jukes|June 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Cromwell actually did declare a War on Christmas, which he deemed to be sensuous paganism.
Why Gay Marriage Will Win, and Sexual Freedom Will Lose|Megan McArdle|March 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Virginia Woolf came next, with her dazzling, sensuous essays and literary criticism.
Phillip Lopate’s Book Bag: The Essay Tradition|Phillip Lopate|February 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And the most vivid First Impressions always result from the action of the intellect upon the sensuous stimuli from ear and eye.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
He was a very tall loosely built man, with a sensuous laughing mouth and an eye that was seldom sober.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
The Church required no sensuous image of Him, whom having not seen she loved, to prevent that love from growing cold.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow
Her face was pale and her sensuous lips were the color of her skin, whence her surname.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman|Eugne Sue
Was it not the sensuous side of her nature that had been touched, while the rest had been posing in the foreground?
The Daughters of Danaus|Mona Caird

British Dictionary definitions for sensuous

sensuous

/ (ˈsɛnsjʊəs) /

adjective

aesthetically pleasing to the senses

appreciative of or moved by qualities perceived by the senses

of, relating to, or derived from the senses

Derived forms of sensuous

sensuously, adverbsensuousness, noun

Word Origin for sensuous

C17: apparently coined by Milton to avoid the unwanted overtones of sensual; not in common use until C19: from Latin sēnsus sense + -ous

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of sensuous

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British Dictionary definitions for sensuous

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Word Origin for sensuous