Sensual synonyms

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self-indulgent
Exhibiting tendencies of self-indulgence.
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sensuosity
Sensuousness
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physical
Having to do with the body.
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being
Sensory
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arousing
That or who arouses or arouse.
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sexual
Of or relating to having sex, sexual acts and sexual reproduction.
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adjudication
Relating to, suggestive of, or appealing to sense gratification
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judgment
Relating to, suggestive of, or appealing to sense gratification
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sensory
Transmitting impulses from sense organs to nerve centers; afferent.
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tactile
Relating to, involving, or perceptible to the sense of touch:
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sensuous
The definition of sensuous is relating to or affecting the senses.
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sharpened
Having a sharp point or edge.
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pleasing
Giving pleasure; pleasant; agreeable; gratifying
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dazzling
Shining intensely.
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feeling
Expressive of great sensibility; attended by, or evincing, sensibility.
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enhanced
In a version or form that has been improved or made better than some other standard form.
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delightful
The definition of delightful is someone or something that is charming or that causes happiness and joy.
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luxurious
Marked by luxury or a fondness for luxury:
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fine
Having a (specified) proportion of pure metal in its composition.
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stirring
That stirs one's feelings; rousing
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moving
Changing or capable of changing position:
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voluptuous
Relating to, providing, or arising from sensual pleasure:
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fleshly
Fond of bodily pleasures; sensual
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bodily
Having a body or material form; physical; corporeal.
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animal
Physical rather than mental or spiritual; specif., sensual, gross, bestial, etc.
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erotic
Having to do with sexual love
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pleasure seeking
Carnal
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lewd
The definition of lewd is offensive sexual behavior.
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lustful
Excited or driven by lust.
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lascivious
The definition of lascivious is someone who expresses lust or lewdness.
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earthy
Covered with earth (mud, dirt).
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unspiritual
Not spiritual; lacking metaphysical significance.
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epicurean
The definition of Epicurean is followers of the philosopher Epicurus, who encouraged avoidance of pain and rejected the idea that the Gods were involved with human life, or it is someone devoted to the enjoyment of food and drink.
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sybaritic
Devoted to or marked by pleasure and luxury.
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intemperate
Not moderate; lacking restraint; excessive
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rakish
(Nautical) Having a trim, streamlined appearance:
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debauched
Indulging in or characterised by sensual pleasures to a degree perceived to be morally harmful; corrupted; immoral; self-indulgent.
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orgiastic
Arousing or causing unrestrained emotion; frenzied.
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hedonic
Of or relating to pleasure
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corybantic
Of or pertaining to a Corybant
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cyrenaic
Of or advocating the doctrines of Aristippus of Cyrene, who argued that pleasure is the only good in life.
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hoggish
Filthy.
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bestial
Marked by brutality or depravity; brutal or depraved:
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gross
Broad; general:
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chaste (antonym)
Not indulging in unlawful sexual activity; virtuous
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ascetic (antonym)
Of or characteristic of ascetics or asceticism; self-denying; austere
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self-denying (antonym)
Without concern for ones own advantage; selfless or self-sacrificing
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beautiful (related)
Well executed.
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emotional (related)
Readily affected with or stirred by emotion:
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adjudge
Relating to, suggestive of, or appealing to sense gratification
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anacreontic
Pertaining to the Greek poet Anacreon and his manners; jovial, festive.
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carnal
In or of the flesh; bodily; material or worldly, not spiritual
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coarse
Composed of large parts or particles; of inferior quality or appearance; not fine in material or close in texture.
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concupiscible
Pertaining to concupiscence or lust; characterized by strong desire.
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condemn
Relating to, suggestive of, or appealing to sense gratification
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decide
Relating to, suggestive of, or appealing to sense gratification
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decision
Relating to, suggestive of, or appealing to sense gratification
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decree
Relating to, suggestive of, or appealing to sense gratification
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doom
Relating to, suggestive of, or appealing to sense gratification
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faustian
Of or pertaining to Faust, especially his abandonment of values in order to pursue knowledge.
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fleshy
Having a firm pulp, as some fruits
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irreligious
Not religious; adhering to no particular religious belief
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licentious
The definition of licentious is being lacking in willpower or moral discipline, or being promiscuous (prone to random sex) or unwilling to conform to accepted rules.
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lurid
Characterized by vivid description or explicit details that are meant to provoke or shock:
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passage
Relating to, suggestive of, or appealing to sense gratification
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proscribe
Relating to, suggestive of, or appealing to sense gratification
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rap
Relating to, suggestive of, or appealing to sense gratification
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scabrous
Covered with scales or scabs, or otherwise extremely rough
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seductive
Tending to seduce, or lead astray; tempting; enticing
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sensualistic
Adopting or teaching the doctrines of sensualism.
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sexy
(Slang) Highly appealing or interesting; attractive:
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statement
Relating to, suggestive of, or appealing to sense gratification
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steamy
Erotic:
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sultry
The definition of sultry is very hot and moist or creating passion.
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voluptuary
Of or characterized by luxury and sensual pleasures
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wanton
Capricious, reckless of morality, justice etc.; acting without regard for the law or the well-being of others; gratuitous.
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worldly
Of, relating to, or devoted to the material world, especially in contrast to spiritual concerns.
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concupiscence
The definition of concupiscence is a strong desire such as lust.
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dissolution
Dissolution is defined as ending or breaking apart.
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intemperance
Excessive use of alcoholic beverages.
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sensualism
(Ethics) The doctrine that gratification of the senses is the highest good.
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sensuality
Sensuality is defined as enjoyment of sensual or sexual pleasures, or is defined as a condition of being pleasing to the senses.
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sensuousness
(Uncountable) The property of being sensuous.
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sybaritism
Luxury; wantonness; voluptuousness
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worldliness
The quality of being worldly; familiarity with the ways of the world.
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full
1911, Berthold Auerbach, Bayard Taylor, The villa on the Rhine:
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ripe
Characterized by full physical or mental development
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mental (antonym)
(--- Slang) Emotionally upset; crazed:
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abstemious (antonym)
Moderate, esp. in eating and drinking; temperate
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sensational
Of or pertaining to sensation.
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sensitive
Susceptible to slight differences or changes in the environment:
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sensorial
Of or pertaining to sensation or the senses; sensory
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suggestive
Stimulating further thought:
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materialistic
Of or concerning philosophical materialism.
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awareness (related)
Of or relating to sensation or the senses
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body (related)
Of or relating to sensation or the senses
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pain (related)
Relating to, suggestive of, or appealing to sense gratification
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sex (related)
Sexual
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sensually (related)
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feminine (related)
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dreamy (related)
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alluring (related)
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expressive (related)
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eroticism (related)
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sublime (related)
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languorous (related)
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playful (related)
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stimulating
Having a manner that stimulates.
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appealing
Having appeal; attractive.
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pleasure-loving
Carnal
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carnality
The state of being carnal.
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debauchery
Extreme indulgence of one's appetites, esp. for sensual pleasure; dissipation
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Synonym Study

  • Fleshly , expressing less censure, stresses these appetites and their gratification as natural to the flesh fleshly frailty See also syn. study at sensuous.
  • Carnal implies relation to the body or flesh as the seat of basic physical appetites, now esp. sexual appetites, and usually stresses absence of intellectual or moral influence carnal pleasures
  • Animal is applied to the physical nature of humankind as distinguished from intellectual and spiritual nature, and now often does not carry a derogatory implication animal appetites, sheer animal courage
  • Sensual stresses relation to or preoccupation with gratifying the bodily senses and may imply grossness or lewdness sensual lips
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Sensual Sentence Examples

  • Her fingers caressed his bare forearms, the sensual touch increasing her pulse.

  • His will-power had early been undermined by the opium habit, and was further weakened by the sensual excesses that ultimately killed him.

  • She backed out of the sensual room and returned to the living area.

  • The aim is not self-destruction, but self-preservation; and yet the ethics of Manichaeism appears in point of fact as thoroughly ascetic. The Manichaean had, above all, to refrain from sensual enjoyment, shutting himself up against it by three seals - the signaculum oris, manus and sinus.

  • "The Hindu mind," he remarks, "is essentially speculative and transcendental; it will never consent to be shut up in the prison of sensual experience, for it has grasped and holds firmly the central idea that all things are manifestations of some power outside phenomena.

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