1
as in sensory
of or relating to physical sensation or the senses
the sensuous pleasure of a massage
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as in sensual
pleasing to the physical senses
a gentle, sensuous breeze
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Recent Examples of sensuous
Influenced by Robert Bresson’s Pickpocket,Schrader takes sensuous pleasure not only in objectifying his male lead, who plays a character that eagerly agrees to his own objectification, but also in the surfaces of his environment.
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Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2025
Spicy and sensuous, the woody spicy scent features notes of incense and black pepper.
—Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Such would-be scientific treatises in fact functioned more like manifestos, and decisively influenced Eliot and Ezra Pound’s generation to favor a poetics of the objective sensuous image over one of the dramatic declamatory mood.
—Benjamin Kunkel, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Based on what many consider to be one of the greatest Italian novels of all time, The Leopard is a dazzlingly sensuous epic, set against the backdrop of revolution in 1860s Sicily.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
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Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2025
Spicy and sensuous, the woody spicy scent features notes of incense and black pepper.
—Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Such would-be scientific treatises in fact functioned more like manifestos, and decisively influenced Eliot and Ezra Pound’s generation to favor a poetics of the objective sensuous image over one of the dramatic declamatory mood.
—Benjamin Kunkel, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Based on what many consider to be one of the greatest Italian novels of all time, The Leopard is a dazzlingly sensuous epic, set against the backdrop of revolution in 1860s Sicily.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sensuous
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While current events may have some of us impulsively reaching for a handle of off-brand, under-the-sink vodka, more discerning consumers want clever cocktails and the sensory experiences and stories that come with them.—
Joey Skladany,
Bon Appétit,
6 Mar. 2025
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Taste is the sensory engine that powers restaurants.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Mar. 2025
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Jean, 36, began experimenting with these sensual voiceovers in 2023.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN,
9 Mar. 2025
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Free from the arc of awards season, the fashion world set their eyes squarely on Paris Fashion Week’s debuts: first, Haider Ackermann’s sensual take on Tom Ford, and now, to Burton at Givenchy.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
7 Mar. 2025
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Beyond sensorial gratification, facial steaming's skin-care benefits are actually quite bountiful.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
28 Feb. 2025
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The eucalyptus and cedar oil scent is calming for a full sensorial experience.—
Celia Shatzman,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Sensuous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sensuous. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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