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sensuousness

sensuousness

1 7.4
A strong pleasure felt through the senses, especially touch or sight
  • noun
  • /ˈsɛnʃuəsnəs/
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translation icon : sensualidad
  • Her sensuousness, her sensitivity, and painful, bitter despair, together with her sudden bursts of joy, captured his heart like deserted courtyards, old stone houses, ancient palm trees, and places that lay beyond the sea.

He wants that hamburger for himself as a perfect example of sensuousness and its impact on the will.

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Examples

  • That same evening, "Felipe and Pepe" were "carried away" with the sensuousness of the shells.

    Academic text (2002)
  • As she watched Sam seeming to wait so patiently for the touch of her mouth, she visualized what he was seeing; she saw her own sudden birth of sensuousness, the ardent fullness, the promise of warmth, and she felt her lips parting in response to the genuinely reined-in desire she saw in his eyes.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Jack felt the warm sensuousness of her body next to his and knew he wanted her and that his desire was reciprocated.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • But what I had not been prepared for was her sensuousness, so overt it was almost a scent.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • He wants that hamburger for himself as a perfect example of sensuousness and its impact on the will.

  • She is not knockout gorgeous like Roxy; there is a smoky kind of sensuousness about her.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • For critics who read the Filostrato at face value, the presence of Boethius would contradict their interpretation; they understand the poem as Boccaccio's presentation of the "perfect affair," revealing that "its salient feature is that very sensuousness which love paramours affords and marriage cannot."

    Fiction book (1991)
  • It also recalls Catholicism's inherent sensuousness and sacramentality, which derive above all from God's initiative to use history and materiality, and especially the materiality of the body, as the means of the world's salvation.

    Academic text (2006)
  • The sensuousness of the painting captivated everyone in the gallery.

  • She appreciated the sensuousness of the silk fabric as it draped over her skin.

Synonyms

richness
vssensuousness
8 3.2

A full, deep quality in taste, sound, or color that pleases the senses

is broader and covers general sensory appeal rather than fullness
pleasantness
vssensuousness
2 3.4

A feeling that something is nice and enjoyable

focuses more on physical and aesthetic sensory appeal
lusciousness
vssensuousness
1 7.0

A strong, rich taste or smell that makes you want to eat something

is more general sensory appeal beyond food and smell
delightfulness
vssensuousness
1 3.7

A quality that makes people feel great pleasure

focuses more on sensory and physical pleasure than emotion
pleasingness
vssensuousness
5.6

A pleasant quality that makes something enjoyable to see, hear, or feel

emphasizes sensory appeal in physical or aesthetic ways
appealingness
vssensuousness
6.3

The quality of being attractive and making people want something

stresses sensory appeal specifically, not interest or desire
delectability
vssensuousness
7.3

The quality of being very tasty or pleasant to look at

is about general sensory pleasure, not only food or appetite
piquance
vssensuousness
9.3

A pleasant feeling that makes ideas or remarks lively

is about pleasing appeal rather than sharp or stimulating quality

Antonyms

A feeling of discomfort or dislike

16 1.4

A quality of being unpleasant to look at

How Pleasing

voluptuousness
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7.9
sensuousness
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1 7.4
appeal
188 2.6

Surface Forms

sensuousness singular

Morphology

sensuousness = sensuous (transparent) = sensuous + ness

The noun is a straightforward nominalization of the adjective 'sensuous' using the productive suffix '-ness', so the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

The word sensuousness comes from the same root as sense, which means 'feeling'. It is like the word sensation, so think of things that please your taste, touch, sight, or hearing. That's why sensuousness means being pleasing to the senses.