Definitions for sensualˈsɛn ʃu əl

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

sen•su•al^*ˈsɛn ʃu əl(adj.)

arousing or preoccupied with gratification of the senses or appetites; carnal.
lacking in moral restraints.
worldly; materialistic.
sensory.

^* Syn: sensual , sensuous both refer to experience through the senses. sensual refers to the enjoyments derived from the senses, esp. to the gratification or indulgence of physical appetites: sensual pleasures. sensuous refers to that which is aesthetically pleasing to the senses: sensuous poetry. See also carnal.

Origin of sensual:

1400–50; < L sēnsuālis

sen′su•al•ly(adv.)

Princeton's WordNet

animal(a), carnal, fleshly, sensual(adj)
marked by the appetites and passions of the body
"animal instincts"; "carnal knowledge"; "fleshly desire"; "a sensual delight in eating"; "music is the only sensual pleasure without vice"
sensual, sultry(adj)
sexually exciting or gratifying
"sensual excesses"; "a sultry look"; "a sultry dance"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

sensual(adjective)ˈsɛn ʃu əl
physically pleasurable, or relating to physical pleasures
a sensual experience; a sensual love letter

Wiktionary

sensual(Adjective)
Inducing pleasurable and/or erotic sensations.
That massage was a very sensual experience!
sensual(Adjective)
Of or pertaining to the physical senses; sensory.
Plato believed that this sensual world in which we live is inferior to the heavenly realm.

Webster Dictionary

Sensual(adj)
pertaining to, consisting in, or affecting, the sense, or bodily organs of perception; relating to, or concerning, the body, in distinction from the spirit
Sensual(adj)
hence, not spiritual or intellectual; carnal; fleshly; pertaining to, or consisting in, the gratification of the senses, or the indulgence of appetites; wordly
Sensual(adj)
devoted to the pleasures of sense and appetite; luxurious; voluptuous; lewd; libidinous
Sensual(adj)
pertaining or peculiar to the philosophical doctrine of sensualism

Translations for sensual

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

sensual(adjective)

of the senses and the body rather than the mind

sensual pleasures.

sinlikAfrikaans
جَسَديArabic
плътскиBulgarian
sensualPortuguese (BR)
smyslovýCzech
sinnlichGerman
sanseligDanish
αισθησιακόςGreek
sensualSpanish
meelelineEstonian
جسمانيFarsi
aistillinenFinnish
sensuelFrench
חוּשָׁנִיHebrew
कामुक, ऐन्द्रियHindi
osjetilanCroatian
érzékiHungarian
badaniIndonesian
líkamlegur, holdlegurIcelandic
sensualeItalian
官能的なJapanese
육감적인Korean
kūniškasLithuanian
juteklisksLatvian
sensualMalay
sensueelDutch
sanselig, sensuellNorwegian
zmysłowyPolish
جسمانيPersian
جسمي، نفساني، شهواني، جسمي خوندته مربوط: دحسونو په خوشالتيا پورې مربوط: جسماني (دمعنوي ضدPashto
sensualPortuguese
senzualRomanian
чувственный; плотскийRussian
zmyslovýSlovak
čutenSlovenian
čulanSerbian
sinnligSwedish
แห่งความรู้สึกทางกายThai
bedensel,şehevîTurkish
感官的Chinese (Trad.)
чуттєвий; плотськийUkrainian
حسیات پر منحصرUrdu
thuộc giác quanVietnamese
官能的（肉体方面的感觉）Chinese (Simp.)