Expressing or suggesting physical, especially sexual, pleasure or satisfaction Definition of sensual adjective in oxford advanced learner's dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. Sensual usually describes gratification of the senses or physical appetites as an end in itself. Someone or something that is sensual shows or suggests a great liking for physical pleasures He was a very sensual person.
Relating to, devoted to, or producing physical or sexual pleasure There are 16 meanings listed in oed's entry for the word sensual, four of which are labelled obsolete See ‘meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Sensual, sensuous, voluptuous refer to experience through the senses Sensual refers, often unfavorably, to the enjoyments derived from the senses, esp From the gratification or indulgence of physical appetites
Some common synonyms of sensual are animal, carnal, and fleshly While all these words mean having a relation to the body, sensual may apply to any gratification of a bodily desire or pleasure but commonly implies sexual appetite with absence of the spiritual or intellectual.
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