Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sensual

/ˈsɛn.ʃu.əl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.36 in modern English

Syllables: sen-su-al
IPA: /ˈsɛn.ʃu.əl/

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Inducing pleasurable or erotic sensations.

adj

Of or pertaining to the physical senses; sensory.

adj

Provoking or exciting a strong response in the senses.

Example Sentences

"That massage was a very sensual experience!"
"Plato believed that this sensual world in which we live is inferior to the heavenly realm."

Etymology

From Late Latin sensualis (“endowed with feeling, sensual”), from Latin sensus (“feeling, sense”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *sent-, sensus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsɛn.ʃu.əl/
British English: /ˈsɛnsjuːəl/

Inflected Forms

more sensual (comparative) most sensual (superlative) sensuall (alternative)

Derived Forms

antisensual asensual hypersensual multisensual nonsensual pretersensual sensualise sensualize sensualism sensualist sensualistic sensuality

Phrases

con-sensual sensual play

Frequently Paired Words

sense sensible sensuous

Synonyms

sexy voluptuous sultry animal carnal fleshly

Questions

How do you pronounce sensual?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɛn.ʃu.əl/.
What does sensual mean?: Inducing pleasurable or erotic sensations.
Where does sensual come from?: It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce sensual

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