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ADJECTIVE (2)

1. marked by the appetites and passions of the body;
- Example: "animal instincts"
- Example: "carnal knowledge"
- Example: "fleshly desire"
- Example: "a sensual delight in eating"
- Example: "music is the only sensual pleasure without vice"
[syn: animal(a), carnal, fleshly, sensual]

2. sexually exciting or gratifying;
- Example: "sensual excesses"
- Example: "a sultry look"
- Example: "a sultry dance"
[syn: sensual, sultry]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Sensual \Sen"su*al\, a. [L. sensualis, from sensus sense: cf. F. sensuel.] 1. Pertaining to, consisting in, or affecting, the sense, or bodily organs of perception; relating to, or concerning, the body, in distinction from the spirit. [1913 Webster] Pleasing and sensual rites and ceremonies. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] Far as creation's ample range extends, The scale of sensual, mental powers ascends. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, not spiritual or intellectual; carnal; fleshly; pertaining to, or consisting in, the gratification of the senses, or the indulgence of appetites; wordly. [1913 Webster] These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit. --Jude 19. [1913 Webster] The greatest part of men are such as prefer . . . that good which is sensual before whatsoever is most divine. --Hooker. [1913 Webster] 3. Devoted to the pleasures of sense and appetite; luxurious; voluptuous; lewd; libidinous. [1913 Webster] No small part of virtue consists in abstaining from that wherein sensual men place their felicity. --Atterbury. [1913 Webster] 4. Pertaining or peculiar to the philosophical doctrine of sensualism. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

sensual adj 1: 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" [syn: animal(a), carnal, fleshly, sensual] 2: sexually exciting or gratifying; "sensual excesses"; "a sultry look"; "a sultry dance" [syn: sensual, sultry]