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sensualist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables
sen-su-al-ist
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who believes in enjoying sensuality and the experience of pleasant sensations.

noun

One who holds to the doctrine of sensualism.

Etymology

Etymology tree English sensual Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English sensualist From sensual + -ist.

Inflected Forms

sensualists (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

sensation sense sensual sensualism sensuality pleasure

Synonyms

pleasure seeker voluptuary Aristippian Cyrenaic Epicurean bon viveur epicure hedonist high-stepper lapling lotus-eater pleasurist

Antonyms

abstinent anhedonic ascetic puritan

Questions

What does sensualist mean?
A person who believes in enjoying sensuality and the experience of pleasant sensations.
Where does sensualist come from?
Etymology tree English sensual Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English sensualist From sensual + -ist.

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