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
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.
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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
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
Noun
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This is the burger for hedonists (particularly those who have time to take a nap right after).—
Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Dec. 2025
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The ambush is delivered courtesy of the Mangkwan Clan, a cult of kamikaze hedonists who rejected Eywa after a volcano reduced their corner of Pandora to ash, but the RDA is happy to seize on the chaos and launch their final attack on the Metkayina’s oceanic stronghold.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
16 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Nothing important happens in this movie, which the Italian voluptuary Luca Guadagnino directed and yet, being as manically alive as Mr. Fiennes is here has to count for something.—
WESLEY MORRIS,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2017
Noun
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Among them was Yugoslavian playboy Dusko Popov, a real-life double agent who is said to have inspired Ian Fleming’s James Bond character.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
23 Sep. 2025
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Dani's on-again, off-again relationship with playboy photographer Andre — who's also her sister's ex's nephew — has become more ambiguous than ever in recent weeks.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Higher volumes of sybarites are also tasking luxury operators with making crowd-free vacation dreams come true.—
Lindsay Cohn,
Robb Report,
20 May 2025
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What unites these contemporary sybarites with their stylish forebears is a powerful longing for freedom.—
Lynn Yaeger,
Vogue,
16 May 2025
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“Sensualist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sensualist. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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