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SENSUAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Sexually exciting or gratifying
Example:
a sultry dance
Synonyms:
sensual; sultry
Classified under:
Similar:
hot (extended meanings; especially of psychological heat; marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm)
Derivation:
sensualness (desire for sensual pleasures)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Marked by the appetites and passions of the body
Example:
music is the only sensual pleasure without vice
Synonyms:
animal; carnal; fleshly; sensual
Classified under:
Similar:
physical (involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit)
Derivation:
sensuality; sensualness (desire for sensual pleasures)
