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sensual
adjective
1 relating to the senses and the body rather than the mind or the spirit.
2 said of pleasures: connected with often undue gratification of the bodily senses.
3 pursuing physical pleasures, especially those derived from sex or food and drink.
4 stimulating carnal desires, especially sexual desires; voluptuous.
[15c: from Latin sensualis , from sensus sense]
sensually adverb .

sensual, sensuous Those who are precise about language assert a distinction between sensual and sensuous, by which sensuous relates to the senses in aesthetic contexts (principally seeing and hearing things of beauty), and sensual relates to carnal or sexual meanings: The shadowy interior is a sensuous mix of gilt and candle wax. Select a sophisticated, sensual scent to match your little black dress . In current use, the meanings overlap too much for the distinction to be maintained, and you will often find sensuous used in the same way as sensual: He felt her lips against his, soft, warm, sensuous .

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