concerned with gratifying the senses; pertaining to the senses, pertaining to sensation; carnal, erotic, concerned with physical desires; worldly, physical, material
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Sensual Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(a.)
Pertaining to, consisting in, or affecting, the sense, or bodily organs of perception; relating to, or concerning, the body, in distinction from the spirit.
Pertaining to, consisting in, or affecting, the sense, or bodily organs of perception; relating to, or concerning, the body, in distinction from the spirit.
(a.)
Pertaining or peculiar to the philosophical doctrine of sensualism.
Pertaining or peculiar to the philosophical doctrine of sensualism.
(a.)
Hence, not spiritual or intellectual; carnal; fleshly; pertaining to, or consisting in, the gratification of the senses, or the indulgence of appetites; wordly.
Hence, not spiritual or intellectual; carnal; fleshly; pertaining to, or consisting in, the gratification of the senses, or the indulgence of appetites; wordly.
(a.)
Devoted to the pleasures of sense and appetite; luxurious; voluptuous; lewd; libidinous.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutDevoted to the pleasures of sense and appetite; luxurious; voluptuous; lewd; libidinous.
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. pleasing and sensual rites and ceremonies. far as creation's ample range extends, the scale of sensual, mental powers ascends.
2. hence, not spiritual or intellectual; carnal; fleshly; pertaining to, or consisting in, the gratification of the senses, or the indulgence of appetites; wordly. these be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the spirit. --jude 19. the greatest part of men are such as prefer that good which is sensual before whatsoever is most divine.
3. devoted to the pleasures of sense and appetite; luxurious; voluptuous; lewd; libidinous. no small part of virtue consists in abstaining from that wherein sensual men place their felicity.
4. pertaining or peculiar to the philosophical doctrine of sensualism.
sensual
adj
1. of 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]
2. sexually exciting or gratifying; "sensual excesses"; "a sultry look"; "a sultry dance" [syn: sultry]
Pertaining to the body or the physical senses.
Glwth = n. voluptuary; a couch; a. voluptuous, sensual
Adjective
1. of 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"
(synonym) animal(a), carnal, fleshly
(similar) physical
2. sexually exciting or gratifying; "sensual excesses"; "a sultry look"; "a sultry dance"
(synonym) sultry
(similar) hot
Sensual Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Senses are physiological capacities of organisms that provide data for perception. The senses and their operation, classification, and theory are overlapping topics studied by a variety of fields, most notably neuroscience, cognitive psychology (or cognitive science), and philosophy of perception. The nervous system has a specific sensory system or organ, dedicated to each sense.
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