sensualist

noun

Definition of sensualistnext
as in hedonist
a person whose life is devoted to luxury and sensual pleasures a sumptuous resort that will satisfy even the most demanding sensualists

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Recent Examples of sensualist Almodóvar is a great example of a certain type of sensualist. — Holden Seidlitz, New Yorker, 26 July 2026 Things don’t go well, resulting in a Lord of the Flies–esque battle between, among others, Jude Law’s idealist and Ana de Armas’s shameless sensualist. — Will Leitch, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025 The film would eventually gross more than $16 million worldwide while securing Wong’s reputation as one of cinema’s great sensualists. — Gregg Kilday, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sensualist
  1. hedonist
  2. playboy
  3. sybarite
Noun
  • At 25, Myriam and Eva’s lives are not that different from any other young European hedonists.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 19 Sep. 2026
  • And what fame gave me, what addiction fueled was opportunity for endless consent, which led me to be a hedonist and a fool and an exploiter of women.
    — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of hedonist
Noun
  • Eventually, Musk began comparing himself to a real-life Tony Stark — part playboy with the power-chord intros, part savant innovator, part superhero.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Beatty was famous for his playboy persona before meeting Bening.
    — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of playboy
Noun
  • Higher volumes of sybarites are also tasking luxury operators with making crowd-free vacation dreams come true.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Robb Report, 20 May 2025
  • What unites these contemporary sybarites with their stylish forebears is a powerful longing for freedom.
    — Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 16 May 2025
Definition of sybarite

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“Sensualist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sensualist. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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