Meanings
nounsensualist (plural sensualists)
plural sensualists
- A person who believes in enjoying sensuality and the experience of pleasant sensations.
Synonyms: pleasure seeker, voluptuary
- One who holds to the doctrine of sensualism.
Synonyms: Aristippian, Cyrenaic, Epicurean
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person who believes in enjoying sensuality and the experience of pleasant sensations.
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nounOne who holds to the doctrine of sensualism.
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Translations
Ancient Greek τρυφητής
- τρυφητής (truphētḗs)person who believes in enjoying sensuality
Czech senzualista, senzualista
- senzualistaperson who believes in enjoying sensuality
- senzualistaone who holds to the doctrine of sensualism
Dutch sensualist, sensualist
- sensualistperson who believes in enjoying sensuality
- sensualistone who holds to the doctrine of sensualism
French jouisseur, jouisseuse
- jouisseurperson who believes in enjoying sensuality
- jouisseuseperson who believes in enjoying sensuality
Hungarian élvhajhász, érzéki ember
- élvhajhászperson who believes in enjoying sensuality
- érzéki emberperson who believes in enjoying sensuality
- szenzualistaone who holds to the doctrine of sensualism
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sensualist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sensualist
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“sensualist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sensualist. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
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