sensual

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈsɛnsjuːəl/ or /ˈsɛnʃuːəl/

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• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈsɛn.ʃu.əl/

Adjective

Positive sensual

Comparative more sensual

Superlative most sensual

1. When a feeling is sensual, it has inducing pleasure and/or erotic sensations.

   That massage was a very sensual experience.

   That massage one more sensual than the one I had yesterday.

   That was the most sensual massage I've ever had.

2. Something that pertains to the physical senses; sensory.

   Plato believed that this sensual world in which we live is inferior to the heavenly realm.