Synonyms for sensuous

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sensuous suggests the strong appeal of that which is pleasing to the eye, ear, touch, etc. and, of a person, implies susceptibility to the often aesthetic pleasures of sensation soft, sensuous music; sensual refers to the operation or gratification of the physical senses or appetite a sensual element in her sculptures, a life of sensual excess; voluptuous implies a tending to excite, or giving oneself up to the gratification of, sensuous or, more often, sensual desires her voluptuous charms; luxurious implies a reveling in that which lavishly provides a high degree of physical comfort or satisfaction a luxurious feeling of drowsiness; epicurean implies delight in luxury and sensuous pleasure, esp. that of eating and drinking