Meanings
comparative more sensual · superlative most sensual · alternative sensuall
- Inducing pleasurable or erotic sensations.
That massage was a very sensual experience!
Synonyms: sexy, voluptuous
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveInducing pleasurable or erotic sensations.
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Origin
- Latinsensus“feeling, sense”
- Late Latinsensualis“endowed with feeling, sensual”
- Englishsensual
From Late Latin sensualis (“endowed with feeling, sensual”), from Latin sensus (“feeling, sense”).
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Arabic شَهْوَانِيّ
- شَهْوَانِيّ (šahwāniyy)inducing pleasurable or erotic sensations
Bulgarian чувствен, сладострастен
- чувствен (čuvstven)inducing pleasurable or erotic sensations
- сладострастен (sladostrasten)inducing pleasurable or erotic sensations
Catalan sensual
- sensualinducing pleasurable or erotic sensations
Czech smyslný, smyslový
- smyslnýinducing pleasurable or erotic sensations
- smyslovýrelated to senses
Danish sensuel
- sensuelinducing pleasurable or erotic sensations
Finnish sensuelli, aistillinen
- sensuelliinducing pleasurable or erotic sensations
- aistillineninducing pleasurable or erotic sensations
German sinnlich, lustvoll
- sinnlichinducing pleasurable or erotic sensations
- lustvollinducing pleasurable or erotic sensations
Hindi कामुक
- कामुक (kāmuk)inducing pleasurable or erotic sensations
Indonesian sensual
- sensualinducing pleasurable or erotic sensations
Italian sensuale
- sensualeinducing pleasurable or erotic sensations
Japanese 官能的
- 官能的 (kannōteki)inducing pleasurable or erotic sensations
Māori oni
- oniinducing pleasurable or erotic sensations
Persian شهوانی
- شهوانی (šahvâni)inducing pleasurable or erotic sensations
Polish cielesny, zmysłowy
- cielesnyinducing pleasurable or erotic sensations
- zmysłowyinducing pleasurable or erotic sensations
- zmysłowyrelated to senses
Romanian senzual
- senzualinducing pleasurable or erotic sensations
Scottish Gaelic feòlmhor, collaidh
- feòlmhorinducing pleasurable or erotic sensations
- collaidhinducing pleasurable or erotic sensations
Spanish sensual
- sensualinducing pleasurable or erotic sensations
Swedish sensuell, vällustig
- sensuellinducing pleasurable or erotic sensations
- vällustiginducing pleasurable or erotic sensations
Turkish sensüel
- sensüelinducing pleasurable or erotic sensations
Vietnamese xác thịt, nhục dục
- xác thịtinducing pleasurable or erotic sensations
- nhục dụcinducing pleasurable or erotic sensations
Welsh cnawdol
- cnawdolinducing pleasurable or erotic sensations
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Cite this entry
sensual. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sensual
“sensual.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sensual. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sensual,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sensual.
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