Sensual
adjective
Related to or involving physical feelings or desires.
She enjoyed the sensual texture of the silk against her skin.
Often appears as...
- sensual pleasure
- sensual experience
adjective
Causing enjoyment or satisfaction through the physical senses.
The restaurant offered a sensual dining experience with its combination of flavors, aromas, and ambiance.
Often appears as...
- sensual delights
- sensual feast
adjective
Focused on the pursuit of physical pleasure.
Her sensual lifestyle was frowned upon by more conservative members of society.
Often appears as...
- sensual appetites
- sensual desires
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Disapproving
adjective
Related to or involving physical feelings or desires.
She enjoyed the sensual texture of the silk against her skin.
Often appears as...
- sensual pleasure
- sensual experience
adjective
Causing enjoyment or satisfaction through the physical senses.
The restaurant offered a sensual dining experience with its combination of flavors, aromas, and ambiance.
Often appears as...
- sensual delights
- sensual feast
adjective
Focused on the pursuit of physical pleasure.
Her sensual lifestyle was frowned upon by more conservative members of society.
Often appears as...
- sensual appetites
- sensual desires
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3Often Intimate
The term 'sensual' usually refers to experiences shared in private or intimate settings.
The candlelit room created a sensual atmosphere for the couple's anniversary.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Connotation
'Sensual' generally carries a positive meaning, implying a healthy enjoyment of life's physical aspects.
Her sensual appreciation for gourmet chocolate was evident in her smile.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Sexual
While 'sensual' can imply sexuality, it can also refer to non-sexual physical pleasure.
The warm sun on my face felt incredibly sensual.
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The three ways that good...
That's why the Global knives are so neat. They're so nicely balanced, so sharp, that you really feel you're in control of the cutting. Or, just driving a high-performance sports car over a demanding curb -- again, feeling that you are in complete control of the environment. Or the sensual feeling.
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How to have a healthier,...
the world's first book on the pleasures of sensual living. More than just a mere depiction of contortionist sexual positions, it provided a comprehensive guide on living a good life. What is particularly interesting for us is that it focused on women and creating pleasure for women.
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The history of chocolate...
to reduce child and indentured labor practices. Today, chocolate has established itself in the rituals of our modern culture. Due to its colonial association with native cultures, combined with the power of advertising, chocolate retains an aura of something sensual, decadent,
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Reprogramming Perception...
and I put them in a solvent. And then I distill it from very traditional ways, like with glassware. There's something so inherently sensual about smell. I think in the current landscape that we're in, it's really important to come back to these sensual experiences.
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The meaning of life...
of higher truths and unchanging ideals. But for de Beauvoir, earthly life was enthralling, sensual, and anything but static. Her desire to explore the physical world to its fullest would shape her life, and eventually, inspire a radical new philosophy.
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She Dances With 10,000...
fourth bee dance I've done it's me and twelve thousand insects it's sensual at the same time you know that there's this fierceness we spend a lot of time getting prepared today we're looking for
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C.K. Williams: Poetry...
hardly better than harlots, can still stir me. Maybe a coming of age in the American sensual darkness, never seeing an unsmudged nipple, an uncensored vagina, has left me forever infected
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Norman Foster: Building...
as we generously had gifted at lunchtime, the, which is a further kind of development -- and again, inspired by the incredible sort of sensual feel. A very, very beautiful object.
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The hilarious art of...
Much is to be gained by ease, convenience, portability. But something is definitely tradition, a sensual experience, the comfort of thingy-ness --
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Give yourself permission...
according to how the music makes you feel if it's playful to set playfully if it's sensual to substantially
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The three ways that good...
That's why the Global knives are so neat. They're so nicely balanced, so sharp, that you really feel you're in control of the cutting. Or, just driving a high-performance sports car over a demanding curb -- again, feeling that you are in complete control of the environment. Or the sensual feeling.
Video examples
How to have a healthier,...
the world's first book on the pleasures of sensual living. More than just a mere depiction of contortionist sexual positions, it provided a comprehensive guide on living a good life. What is particularly interesting for us is that it focused on women and creating pleasure for women.
Video examples
The history of chocolate...
to reduce child and indentured labor practices. Today, chocolate has established itself in the rituals of our modern culture. Due to its colonial association with native cultures, combined with the power of advertising, chocolate retains an aura of something sensual, decadent,
Video examples
Reprogramming Perception...
and I put them in a solvent. And then I distill it from very traditional ways, like with glassware. There's something so inherently sensual about smell. I think in the current landscape that we're in, it's really important to come back to these sensual experiences.
Video examples
The meaning of life...
of higher truths and unchanging ideals. But for de Beauvoir, earthly life was enthralling, sensual, and anything but static. Her desire to explore the physical world to its fullest would shape her life, and eventually, inspire a radical new philosophy.
Video examples
She Dances With 10,000...
fourth bee dance I've done it's me and twelve thousand insects it's sensual at the same time you know that there's this fierceness we spend a lot of time getting prepared today we're looking for
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C.K. Williams: Poetry...
hardly better than harlots, can still stir me. Maybe a coming of age in the American sensual darkness, never seeing an unsmudged nipple, an uncensored vagina, has left me forever infected
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Norman Foster: Building...
as we generously had gifted at lunchtime, the, which is a further kind of development -- and again, inspired by the incredible sort of sensual feel. A very, very beautiful object.
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The hilarious art of...
Much is to be gained by ease, convenience, portability. But something is definitely tradition, a sensual experience, the comfort of thingy-ness --
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Give yourself permission...
according to how the music makes you feel if it's playful to set playfully if it's sensual to substantially
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Quote examples
Virginia Henley
British Writer
I love to have real people of history interact with my fictional characters. History gives me the plot. I research the period meticulously, and then I blend in a romantic and sensual love story to give it balance. The heavier the history, the more romantic the couple must be.
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Anne Carson
Canadian Poet
I do think I have an ability to record sensual and emotional facts and factoids, to construct a convincing surface of what life feels like, both physical life and emotional life.
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James Baldwin
American Novelist
To be sensual, I think, is to respect and rejoice in the force of life, of life itself, and to be present in all that one does, from the effort of loving to the making of bread.
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Maya Angelou
American Poet
Eating is so intimate. It's very sensual. When you invite someone to sit at your table and you want to cook for them, you're inviting a person into your life.
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Jon Taffer
American Businessman
Eating something with someone is the second most sensual and intimate thing you can do in life. The experience can't just be about consumption.
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Shakira
Musician
Sensual is everything that refers to the delight of the senses. And that's what artists do, is stimulate the senses in any possible way.
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Paul Mellon
American Businessman
Just as there is no substitute for original works of art, there is no substitute for the world of direct sensual experience.
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Jock Sturges
American Photographer
The truth is that from birth on we are, to one extent or another, a fairly sensual species.
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Aditi Rao Hydari
Indian Actress
I have played innocent characters that are inherently me, but I have a sensual side, too.
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Sean Combs
American Musician
Smell is incredibly important and sensual; it communicates who you are.
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Virginia Henley
British Writer
I love to have real people of history interact with my fictional characters. History gives me the plot. I research the period meticulously, and then I blend in a romantic and sensual love story to give it balance. The heavier the history, the more romantic the couple must be.
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Anne Carson
Canadian Poet
I do think I have an ability to record sensual and emotional facts and factoids, to construct a convincing surface of what life feels like, both physical life and emotional life.
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James Baldwin
American Novelist
To be sensual, I think, is to respect and rejoice in the force of life, of life itself, and to be present in all that one does, from the effort of loving to the making of bread.
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Maya Angelou
American Poet
Eating is so intimate. It's very sensual. When you invite someone to sit at your table and you want to cook for them, you're inviting a person into your life.
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Jon Taffer
American Businessman
Eating something with someone is the second most sensual and intimate thing you can do in life. The experience can't just be about consumption.
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Shakira
Musician
Sensual is everything that refers to the delight of the senses. And that's what artists do, is stimulate the senses in any possible way.
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Paul Mellon
American Businessman
Just as there is no substitute for original works of art, there is no substitute for the world of direct sensual experience.
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Jock Sturges
American Photographer
The truth is that from birth on we are, to one extent or another, a fairly sensual species.
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Aditi Rao Hydari
Indian Actress
I have played innocent characters that are inherently me, but I have a sensual side, too.
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Sean Combs
American Musician
Smell is incredibly important and sensual; it communicates who you are.
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