sensuality

C2 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌsɛn.ʃuˈæl.ɪ.ti/ UK /ˌsɛn.ʃuːˈal.ɪ.tiː/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

1

noun
The state of being sensual or sensuous.

Pure sensuality.
2

noun
desire for sensual pleasures
3

noun
A preoccupation with sensual pleasure.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 noun · desire for sensual pleasures sensualism

Opposites

asceticism

Word family

Derived forms hypersensualitynonsensuality

Etymology

Derived from Middle French sensualité, derived from Late Latin sēnsuālitātem (“sensibility, capacity for sensation”). By surface analysis, sensual + -ity.

Topics

Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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