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sensualist

sensualist

1 7.6
A person who seeks pleasure from body sensations like touch or taste
  • noun
  • /ˈsɛnʃuəlɪst/
  • NSFW
translation icon : sensualista
  • The restaurant is a paradise for sensualists, offering exquisite food, fine wine, and a romantic ambiance.

On the other side we have the materialist, the sensualist side, the side that's very this worldly.

Examples

  • My partner and I have a unique bond over food: both of us can be real sensualists about it (I love the author's 'yam mash' story here) and we each also have to live with dietary restrictions.

    Blog text (28)

  • I am a sensualist.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • He was once a fierce sensualist but he has now become a pure metaphysician.

    Crimes of the Future (1970)

  • A "sensualist" was not something that a respectable gentleman at mid-century readily admitted to being.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • No sensualist, as he deems himself, exists for purely aesthetic motives.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • She was a sensualist, often standing absolutely still beneath the rippling tree leaves, eyes closed, fingers pinching the air like castanets, smiling serenely.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Octavian, the smarter of the two, took the west, including Rome; Antony, the sensualist, took the east and went to Alexandria, where he met and began his liaison with Cleopatra, queen of Egypt.

    Academic text (2006)

  • As a true sensualist, she pursued every opportunity for physical enjoyment and pleasure.

  • His lifestyle as a sensualist was evident in his love for art, music, and gourmet dining.

Synonyms

hedonist
vssensualist
4 8.1

A person who thinks physical pleasure is the most important part of life

is focused on devotion to bodily pleasures rather than an abstract life philosophy
pleasure seeker
vssensualist
  • NSFW
1 3.9

A person who likes to do things that feel very good in their body

is steadily devoted rather than only motivated by occasional pursuit
volupt
vssensualist
  • NSFW
9.9

A person who loves luxury and enjoys comfort and fine food

is devoted to bodily pleasures rather than to luxury or rich surroundings

Antonyms

ascetic
3 8.7

A person who has strict control of wants and no luxuries

How Sensual

libertine
  • NSFW
2 9.6
hedonist
4 8.1
sensualist
  • NSFW
1 7.6
abstainer
6.7
ascetic
3 8.7

Surface Forms

sensualist singular
sensualists plural

Morphology

sensualist = sensual (transparent) = sensual + ist

Formed by the productive suffix '-ist' added to the adjective 'sensual' to denote a person who pursues or practices sensual pleasures.

Etymology

Sensualist comes from the root sens- meaning 'feeling' or 'sense', the same root in the everyday word sense, and the ending -alist that names a person. A sensualist is someone who seeks strong physical pleasures, so the word points to a person who follows their 'senses'.