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as in sensory
of or relating to physical sensation or the senses
the sensuous pleasure of a massage
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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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Many autistic kids are drawn to water, regardless of its temperature, because water offers a calming sensory effect.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Oct. 2025
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Outfitted with lights and sounds to stimulate sensory skills, this toy transforms from a stationary busy board into an activity table, drawing table, and stand-up easel.—
Pamela Brill,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
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While on The Tonight Show, Swift appeared shy when discussing the song’s lyrics, ducking her head down as the house band the Roots began playing a sensual tune.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Oct. 2025
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Bieber’s iteration on the trend elevated the style to a cheeky, high-fashion moment with feminine touches and sensual edge.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Treatments are designed to be sensorial and effective without feeling heavy or overly perfumed.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
8 Oct. 2025
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This is sensorial bombardment, sights and sounds that shouldn’t work together, let alone in a series meant to connect the failures of our past with the nightmare of our present.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Sensuous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sensuous. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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