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sensuality

sensuality

20 6.8
A liking for physical pleasure, often sexual
  • noun
  • /ˌsɛnʃuˈælɪti/
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translation icon : sensualidad
  • And Chic, you have an innate sensuality quite uncommon in a man.
  • oriental sensuality
  • sensuality and passion

They're all ways to dive deeper into that sensuality of life.

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Examples

  • As her poems tell us, sensuality between two people is different from intimacy.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Red silk cloth and entwined golden letters embroidered on it point to sensuality and a promise of a union.

    Academic text (1999)
  • And what I discovered through talking to her was like her deep passion and sensuality around life.

  • So there's a lot of sensuality in that first encounter.

  • I wanted to reference strength, femininity, sensuality and inclusion.

  • Yes, she's beautiful, but it's a subtle beauty, an implied sensuality.

  • Sensuality and longing expressed through the act of baking.

  • She looks into my eyes and lightning flashes with insane sensuality through the window.

  • I mean, it's got the elegance of Lady Diana and the earthy sensuality of Tina Turner.

  • The artist captures the essence of sensuality in her paintings, inviting viewers to embrace pleasure and desire.

Synonyms

sexual pleasure
vssensuality
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7 5.6

A strong physical feeling of enjoyment from close touching or activities between adults

is broader, covering general physical enjoyment beyond intimate acts
eroticism
vssensuality
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5 7.9

A quality that makes people feel sexual desire

is about enjoying or pursuing pleasure rather than causing arousal
carnality
vssensuality
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2 9.3

A strong interest in physical and sexual pleasure

is about enjoyment or expression rather than lewdness
sensualness
vssensuality
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8.4

Strong desire for physical pleasure from touch, good food, or music

is about enjoying or pursuing those pleasures rather than mere desire
sensualism
vssensuality
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9.4

A way of life that seeks pleasure and physical enjoyment

is the general enjoyment or expression rather than an explicit doctrine

Antonyms

asceticism
  • Formal
3 9.4

A way of living with very strict self-control that avoids pleasure for religious or spiritual reasons

How Sensual

lasciviousness
  • Offensive
1 9.9
eroticism
  • NSFW
5 7.9
sensuality
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20 6.8
modesty
15 3.8
chastity
35 8.1

Surface Forms

sensuality singular
sensualities plural

Morphology

sensuality = sensual (transparent) = sense + ity

A regular noun formed from the adjective 'sensual' with the productive suffix '-ity' denoting the quality or state.

Etymology

Sensuality comes from the Latin word sensus, which means 'feeling' and is the same root as the common word sense. So sensuality is about strong physical 'feelings' and the enjoyment of bodily pleasure.