51³Ō¹Ļ

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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

/ ˈ²õɛ²Ō²õĀįŹŠÉ™²õ /

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

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • sensuously adverb
  • sensuousness noun
  • sensuosity noun
  • antisensuous adjective
  • antisensuousness noun
  • hypersensuous adjective
  • hypersensuousness noun
  • nonsensuous adjective
  • nonsensuousness noun
  • subsensuous adjective
  • subsensuousness noun
  • supersensuous adjective
  • supersensuousness noun
  • unsensuous adjective
  • unsensuousness noun
  • ˈ²õ±š²Ō²õ³Ü“dzܲõ²Ō±š²õ²õ noun
  • ˈ²õ±š²Ō²õ³Ü“dzܲõ±ō²ā adverb
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of sensuous1

First recorded in 1630–40; from Latin ²õŧ²Ō²õ³Ü²õ ā€œsensation, feeling, any of the five senses, awarenessā€; sense, -ous
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51³Ō¹Ļ 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 ²õŧ²Ō²õ³Ü²õ sense + -ous
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Synonym Study

See sensual.
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Example Sentences

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Halfway between the classic ā€œYou Can Leave Your Hat Onā€ and some seriously sensuous gyrations to Bon Jovi’s ā€œBed of Roses,ā€ 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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ā€œA fleshy, sensuous journey that pushes the limits of the medium in ways that only Carroll can. A skin-crawling gem, not to be missed,ā€ 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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