sensual
/ˈsɛnsjuːəl/US/ˈsɛn.ʃu.əl/
sensual adjective: inducing pleasurable or erotic sensations.
Adjective
sensual (comparative more sensual, superlative most sensual)
- Inducing pleasurable or erotic sensations.
- That massage was a very sensual experience!
- Synonyms:
- sexy, voluptuous
- Of or pertaining to the physical senses; sensory.
- Plato believed that this sensual world in which we live is inferior to the heavenly realm.
- Provoking or exciting a strong response in the senses.
sensual meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
sensual in Hindi
- inducing pleasurable or erotic sensations
- कामुक kāmuk
sensual in Tamil
- புலனுகர்வு பற்றிய, உடல் அமைதி
sensual in Urdu
- نفس پرست, نفسانی
sensual in Bengali
- sensual or earthly pleasures
- ভোগ bhōg
More languagesFewer languages
- sensual in Malayalam
- ഭൗതികമായ, ഇന്ദ്രിയസുഖം പകരുന്ന, മദ്യാസക്തനായ, ശാരീരികമായ
- sensual in Kannada
- ಭೋಗಾಸಕ್ತಿಯ, ವಿಷಯಲೋಲುಪತೆಯ, ಇಂದ್ರಿಯ ಸುಖದ, ಕಾಮಲೋಲುಪ
- sensual in Gujarati
- વિષયાસક્ત
- sensual in Odia
- ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରିଯ଼ଗତ
- sensual in Arabic
- شَهْوَانِيّ šahwāniyy
- sensual in Indonesian
- sensual
- sensual in Persian
- شهوانی šahvâni
- sensual in Vietnamese
- xác thịt, nhục dục
Examples of sensual in a sentence
- These include: the (nonsexual, nonromantic) aesthetic attraction, platonic attraction, sensual attraction and alterous attraction.
- Knowing what was coming, the soft-grain leather felt even more sensual and unbearably irresistible against her skin.
- The sensual delight of biting into the waferish cookies is a feeling to savour.
Synonyms of sensual
Forms of sensual
| comparative | more sensual |
|---|---|
| superlative | most sensual |
| alternative form | sensuall |
Origin of sensual
From Late Latin sensualis (“endowed with feeling, sensual”), from Latin sensus (“feeling, sense”).
Words formed from sensual
Questions about sensual
- What does sensual mean?
- Sensual means inducing pleasurable or erotic sensations.
- What is sensual in Hindi?
- Sensual in Hindi is कामुक (kāmuk). See Sensual meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is sensual?
- Sensual is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce sensual?
- Sensual is pronounced /ˈsɛnsjuːəl/ (UK).
Words near sensual in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: sensual (page history and authors); sensual (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); sensual (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ভোগ (Bengali) (page history and authors); sensual (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); sensual (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); sensual (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sensual (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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