sensuous
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 8
/ˈsɛnʃuəs/
Definition of sensuous
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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Appealing to the senses, or to sensual gratification.
“Although we rarely see Casanova himself on our tour of his sensuous world, we feel his presence as we look at paintings, sculpture, snuff boxes, embroidered vests, silk dresses, silver candy dishes, etc.”
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adj
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Appealing to the senses, or to sensual gratification.
“Although we rarely see Casanova himself on our tour of his sensuous world, we feel his presence as we look at paintings, sculpture, snuff boxes, embroidered vests, silk dresses, silver candy dishes, etc.”
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(not-comparable)Of or relating to the senses; sensory.
“The antithetical features of atomist doctrine are no longer seen as undetermining the principle of the atom, or negating sensuous appearance, but rather as intrinsic to both. Nature is full of contradictions […]”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Latin sensus (“sense”) + English -ous.
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