Meanings
comparative more sensuous · superlative most sensuous
- Appealing to the senses, or to sensual gratification.
Although we rarely see Casanova himself on our tour of his sensuous world, we feel his presence as we look at paintings, sculpture, snuff boxes, embroidered vests, silk dresses, silver candy dishes, etc.
- not comparableOf or relating to the senses; sensory.
The antithetical features of atomist doctrine are no longer seen as undetermining the principle of the atom, or negating sensuous appearance, but rather as intrinsic to both. Nature is full of contradictions […]
2000, Daniel Tiffany, Toy Medium: Materialism and Modern Lyric, page 173 - Appreciative of stimulation
I consider myself a sensuous lover.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivetaking delight in beauty
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinsensus“sense”
- Englishsensuous
From Latin sensus (“sense”) + English -ous.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans sensories
- sensoriesrelating to the senses; sensory
Bulgarian естетически, сетивен
- естетически (estetičeski)appealing to the senses
- сетивен (setiven)relating to the senses; sensory
Czech smyslný, slastný
- smyslnýappealing to the senses
- slastnýappealing to the senses
- smyslům lahodícíappealing to the senses
Finnish aistillinen
- aistillinenappealing to the senses
French sensuel, sensoriel
- sensuelappealing to the senses
- sensorielrelating to the senses; sensory
German sinnenfreudig, sinnlich
- sinnenfreudigappealing to the senses
- sinnlichappealing to the senses
- sinnenhaftappealing to the senses
- sensorischrelating to the senses; sensory
- Sinnes-relating to the senses; sensory
- sinnlichrelating to the senses; sensory
Māori pūkari, tūkari
- pūkariappealing to the senses
- tūkariappealing to the senses
Polish kojący, zmysłowy
- kojącyappealing to the senses
- zmysłowyappealing to the senses
- zmysłowyrelating to the senses; sensory
Cite this entry
sensuous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sensuous
“sensuous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sensuous. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sensuous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sensuous.
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