unsensuous C2 Topic:Mind & Cognition 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-sensoryabstractimageless 2 adj · not appealing to or... austerenon-sensual ↔ Opposites sensuoussensoryvivid Word family Forms unsensuously Derived forms unsensuously Related forms sensesensuousabstract Etymology Formed from un- + sensuous. Philosophical writers use it especially for thought without sensory presentation, a sense influenced by German unanschaulich. Topics Mind & Cognition External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # unsensuous **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ʌnˈsɛnʃuəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ʌnˈsɛnʃuəs/ **Frequency rank:** 720050 ## Meanings 1. not apprehended through the senses; lacking sensory imagery or sensuous form 2. not appealing to or characterized by sensual pleasure ## Examples - An abstract relation can be thought in an unsensuous way without a distinct mental picture. - The austere design was deliberately unsensuous. ## Synonyms - non-sensory - abstract - imageless ## Antonyms - sensuous - sensory - vivid ## 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 - Mind & Cognition markdown