Meaning of SENSUOUS
| Pronunciation: | | `senshoo'âsitee
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| | Definition: | | [adj] taking delight in beauty; "the sensuous joy from all things fair" |
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| | Synonyms: | | aesthetic, aesthetical, esthetic, esthetical |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Sen"su*ous\, a.
1. Of or pertaining to the senses, or sensible objects;
addressing the senses; suggesting pictures or images of
sense.
To this poetry would be made precedent, as being
less subtle and fine, but more simple, sensuous, and
passionate. --Milton.
2. Highly susceptible to influence through the senses. --
{Sen"su*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Sen"su*ous*ness}, n.
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