Synonyms of sensuality

sensuality

noun

as in greed

excessive pursuit of fleshly pleasures

some readers objected to the novel's graphic depiction of sensuality

Synonyms & Similar Words

• greed
• voluptuousness
• carnality
• hedonism
• debauchery
• sybaritism
• wantonness
• ravenousness
• rapacity
• rapaciousness
• dissipation
• gluttony
• venery
• immoderation
• intemperance
• self-indulgence

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• temperance
• abstinence
• sobriety
• asceticism

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sensuality

Indeed, while shimmering from head to toe, the Valentino dress retained simplicity and sensuality inn equal measure classic and contemporary — not an easy feat to achieve, especially while promoting a series rooted in the ’80s aesthetic. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 28 July 2026

While wide hips were considered a problem area not so long ago, designers are now erecting a sort of fashion monument to them—as a symbol of sensuality, strength, and self-determination. — Kelly Niesen, Glamour, 24 July 2026

Such an amalgamation opens up to a different spectatorial experience, a notion of sensuality that’s rarely a concern of writing on Brocka’s cinema. — Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 10 July 2026

The Tamil country is a realm of visual pleasure and honeyed sensuality, hard work and wise philosophy. — Chandrahas Choudhury, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2026

The real draws, however, are the two star-making performances by Léa Seydoux and Adèle Exarchopoulos, whose extraordinary and viscerally raw explorations of sensuality and heartbreak saw them jointly (and deservedly) awarded the Palme d’Or with the film’s director. — Liam Hess, Vogue, 28 June 2026

Many of Miaou’s suits are made from deadstock fabric or recycled Nylon to reduce the brand’s carbon footprint, and while many of its styles are high on slinky sensuality and lower on coverage, that doesn’t translate to lesser-quality designs. — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 24 June 2026

The playing of music in seventeenth-century genre paintings often suggests sensuality and pleasure of an easy, familiar kind. — Clare Bucknell, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026

Beneath all the sensuality and beauty, there’s also a lingering melancholy that feels very familiar to me. — Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 16 June 2026