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sensuous

[ sen-shoo-uhs ]

adjective

  1. gratifying the senses:

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

  2. readily affected through the senses; sensual; physical:

    a sensuous temperament;

    a sensuous young man.

    Synonyms: , , , , , , , , ,

  3. 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.



sensuous

/ ˈɛԲʊə /

adjective

  1. aesthetically pleasing to the senses
  2. appreciative of or moved by qualities perceived by the senses
  3. of, relating to, or derived from the senses
“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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Derived Forms

  • ˈԲܴdzܲԱ, noun
  • ˈԲܴdzܲ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ··dzܲ· adverb
  • ··dzܲ·Ա ··Dz··ٲ [sen-shoo-, os, -i-tee], noun
  • ·پ···dzܲ adjective
  • an·ti···dzܲ·Ա noun
  • ····dzܲ adjective
  • hy·per···dzܲ·Ա noun
  • ԴDz···dzܲ adjective
  • non···dzܲ·Ա noun
  • ܲ···dzܲ adjective
  • sub···dzܲ·Ա noun
  • ····dzܲ adjective
  • su·per···dzܲ·Ա noun
  • ܲ···dzܲ adjective
  • un···dzܲ·Ա noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of sensuous1

First recorded in 1630–40; from Latin ŧԲܲ “sensation, feeling, any of the five senses, awareness”; sense, -ous
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of sensuous1

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

See sensual.
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Example Sentences

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Halfway between the classic “You Can Leave Your Hat On” and some seriously sensuous gyrations to Bon Jovi’s “Bed of Roses,” I shed my usual caution and started to have fun.

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A sensuous lounge and screening room lead to a celestial primary suite and an adjoining boudoir on the north side.

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Smith's sensuous delivery was a subversive step forward for country music but Kristofferson's own version - croaky-voiced and dripping with hunger - is just as much of a thrill.

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“A fleshy, sensuous journey that pushes the limits of the medium in ways that only Carroll can. A skin-crawling gem, not to be missed,” wrote the selection committee.

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We find ourselves in that time of year dedicated to the most sensuous and worldly of the earth signs — that is, Taurus season.

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