sensual appetites

  • 1Sensual — 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]… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2sensual / sensuous —    Sensual refers to physical, especially sexual, pleasure: Derry Yare wears sensual dresses to attract men.    Sensuous refers to anything artistic that appeals to the senses or appetites: Marguerita had prepared a sumptous, sensuous feast for… …

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  • 3sensual / sensuous —    Sensual refers to physical, especially sexual, pleasure: Derry Yare wears sensual dresses to attract men.    Sensuous refers to anything artistic that appeals to the senses or appetites: Marguerita had prepared a sumptous, sensuous feast for… …

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  • 4sensual — sensually, adv. /sen shooh euhl/, adj. 1. pertaining to, inclined to, or preoccupied with the gratification of the senses or appetites; carnal; fleshly. 2. lacking in moral restraints; lewd or unchaste. 3. arousing or exciting the senses or… …

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  • 5sensual — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. voluptuous, carnal; salacious, lewd; sybaritic, epicurean. See intemperance, pleasure. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Sensory] Syn. tactile, sensuous, stimuLating, sharpened, pleasing, dazzling, feeling …

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  • 6sensual — sen•su•al [[t]ˈsɛn ʃu əl[/t]] adj. 1) arousing or preoccupied with gratification of the senses or appetites; carnal 2) lacking in moral restraints 3) worldly; materialistic 4) sensory • Etymology: 1400–50; < L sēnsuālis sen su•al′i•ty, n.… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 7sensual — adj. 1 a of or depending on the senses only and not on the intellect or spirit; carnal, fleshly (sensual pleasures). b given to the pursuit of sensual pleasures or the gratification of the appetites; self indulgent sexually or in regard to food… …

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  • 8sensual — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin sensualis, from Latin sensus sense Date: 15th century 1. relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite ; fleshly 2. sensory 1 3. a. devoted to or… …

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  • 9sensual — 1. Relating to the body and the senses, as distinguished from the intellect or spirit. 2. Denoting bodily or sensory pleasure, not necessarily sexual. [L. sensualis, endowed with feeling] * * * sen·su·al sench (ə )wəl, sen shəl adj 1) SENSORY (1) …

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  • 10British moralists of the eighteenth century: Shaftesbury, Butler and Price — David McNaughton In this chapter I discuss the moral theories of three influential writers: Anthony Ashley Cooper, Third Earl of Shaftesbury (1671–1713); Joseph Butler (1692–1752) and Richard Price (1723–91). All three wrote extensively on issues …

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