sensuality
English
Etymology
From sensual + -ity, from Middle French sensualité, from Latin sensualitas (“sensibility, capacity for sensation”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌsenʃuːˈæləti/, /ˌsensjuːˈæləti/
Noun
sensuality (countable and uncountable, plural sensualities)
- (uncountable) The state of being sensual or sensuous.
- (countable) A preoccupation with sensual pleasure.
Antonyms
Translations
state of being sensual, sensuous
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References
- “sensuality”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.