English Explanatory Dictionary

sensuality

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The state of being sensual or sensuous.
  2. A preoccupation with sensual pleasure.

Pronunciation

sĕn′sho͞o-ăl′ĭ-tē /ˌsɛn.ʃuːˈal.ɪ.tiː/ /ˌsɛn.ʃuːˈæl.ɪ.tiː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sensuality.wav /ˌsɛn.ʃuˈæl.ɪ.ti/ /ˌsen.ʃʉːˈæl.ɪ.tiː/ /ˌsen.ʃʉːˈɛl.ə.tiː/ /ˌsɛn.ʃʉˈal.ɪ.ti/ /ˌsɛn.ʃuːˈal.ɪ.ʈiː/

Word forms

sensuality sensualities

Etymology

Derived from Middle French sensualité, derived from Late Latin sēnsuālitātem (“sensibility, capacity for sensation”). By surface analysis, sensual + -ity.

Antonyms

asceticism

Derived words

hypersensuality nonsensuality
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