sensuality

noun

as in greed
excessive pursuit of fleshly pleasures some readers objected to the novel's graphic depiction of sensuality

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of sensuality The aural experience, overall, has a velvety, glimmering sensuality. — Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sensuality
  1. greed
  2. voluptuousness
  3. carnality
  4. hedonism
Noun
  • Political radicals have found purchase in Democratic primaries in part because of disgust with our present system of capitalist greed, self-dealing and multi-card monte with all cards in the president du jour’s hands.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • In that thread, the original poster said that the real problem was that tiny details and even major historical insights that can be gleaned from reviewing rare books will be lost to AI greed.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of greed
Noun
  • The voluptuousness of the atmosphere evokes a mood of nineteenth-century literary decadence.
    — Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 17 July 2026
Definition of voluptuousness
Noun
  • The rich textures and thick ambiance of The Eyes of Others are pure high modernist 1960s Italian cinema, but De Sica unfurls the film’s winding intrigues with a contemporary sense of suspense, carnality, and visual boldness.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2026
  • But as Maud's God begins to talk back, and her desperate pleas for divine intervention send her into fits of orgasmic fervor and desperate carnality, Glass hints at the depths of mania powering the nurse's dedication.
    — Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Definition of carnality
Noun
  • But what promises to be a night of hedonism quickly becomes something much more complicated, as Frankie and Taylor are forced to confront what has been left unsaid about their friendship and respective futures.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The drug’s relative obscurity has allowed its champions to shake off the baggage of the nineteen-sixties, and to position its use, not as hippie hedonism but as a medical intervention compatible with patriotic duty and Christian faith.
    — Michelle Lhooq, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of hedonism

Browse Nearby Words

sensualists
sensuality
sensuous
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Sensuality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sensuality. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of devolve

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?

Commonly Misspelled Words
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

Ye Olde Nincompoop: Old-Fashioned Words for 'Stupid'

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

Even More Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Why do we say 'break a leg'?

16 Glee-ridden Words from Schitt's Creek
See More

Popular

See More

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

Ye Olde Nincompoop: Old-Fashioned Words for 'Stupid'

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
alt-684346df967d5
Add A Letter Quiz Pick the letter that goes in the same spot in fou...
See All