1
as in sensory
of or relating to physical sensation or the senses
the sensuous pleasure of a massage
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2
as in sensual
pleasing to the physical senses
a gentle, sensuous breeze
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Recent Examples of sensuous
Clothes felt sensuous without overt sexuality and bareness.
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Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2025
Hamilton has created an environment that feels both grand and cocoon-like, with velvet armchairs in rich jewel tones, sensuous materials like marble and leather, and a confident colour palette that echoes the surrounding natural landscape.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Physically demanding and often extraordinarily sensuous, his ballets are hard to look away from.
—David Lyman, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Wise, on the other hand, is sensuous and loving, but she too is hamstrung by the material.
—Esther Zuckerman, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2025
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Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2025
Hamilton has created an environment that feels both grand and cocoon-like, with velvet armchairs in rich jewel tones, sensuous materials like marble and leather, and a confident colour palette that echoes the surrounding natural landscape.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Physically demanding and often extraordinarily sensuous, his ballets are hard to look away from.
—David Lyman, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Wise, on the other hand, is sensuous and loving, but she too is hamstrung by the material.
—Esther Zuckerman, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sensuous
Adjective
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Long-distance precision rises The Sentante platform uses standard guidewires and catheters linked to a sensory system that captures the surgeon’s hand movements.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Nov. 2025
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These sensory experiences cannot be replicated by a screen.—
Kelly Ehlers,
Rolling Stone,
10 Nov. 2025
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The book was created using a biological, sensual craft, as well as a cerebral one.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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The exaggerated shape and high arch built on Givenchy’s early codes, both sculptural and sensual.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
9 Nov. 2025
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Advertisement The August 2025 report from the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine, argued that states should prohibit the use of drills that simulate an active shooter being in the school, as well as sensorial drills.—
Alana Semuels,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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And one — Companion Candles La Forêt Noire by Daniel Martin — creates a sensorial experience like no other.—
Jackie Fields,
PEOPLE,
1 Nov. 2025
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“Sensuous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sensuous. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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