unsensuous

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ʌnˈsɛnʃuəs/ UK /ʌnˈsɛnʃuəs/ See IPA manual

Freq #720050

Meanings

1

adj
not apprehended through the senses; lacking sensory imagery or sensuous form

An abstract relation can be thought in an unsensuous way without a distinct mental picture.
2

adj
not appealing to or characterized by sensual pleasure

The austere design was deliberately unsensuous.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · not apprehended through the... non-sensoryabstract imageless

2 adj · not appealing to or... austerenon-sensual

Opposites

sensuous sensory vivid

Word family

Forms unsensuously

Derived forms unsensuously

Related forms sense sensuous abstract

Etymology

Formed from un- + sensuous. Philosophical writers use it especially for thought without sensory presentation, a sense influenced by German unanschaulich.

Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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