sensual
Inducing pleasurable or erotic sensationsInducing pleasurable or erotic sensations.
» Great men are fond of sensual pleasures.
Великие люди любят чувственные удовольствия.
Meaning
3 sensesInducing pleasurable or erotic sensations.
That massage was a very sensual experience!
sinnlich, lustvoll
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.
- sexually exciting or gratifying
- marked by the appetites and passions of the body
Examples
13 sentencesGreat men are fond of sensual pleasures.
ruВеликие люди любят чувственные удовольствия.
Tagalog is a more sensual language than English.
The sensual delights of the body haunt my dreams.
They gave themselves up to the enjoyment of sensual pleasures.
deSie gaben sich den Sinnesfreuden hin.
Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life.
ruМузыка — это посредник между духовной жизнью и чувственной.
deMusik ist die Mittlerin zwischen dem geistigen und dem sinnlichen Leben.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Late Latin sensualis (“endowed with feeling, sensual”), from Latin sensus (“feeling,From Late Latin sensualis (“endowed with feeling, sensual”), from Latin sensus (“feeling, sense”).
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Forms
more sensual, most sensual| Comparative | more sensual Lesson |
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| Superlative | most sensual Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
6 synonymsWord family
25 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form