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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
sensuous /ˈsɛnsjʊəs, ˈsɛnʃʊəs/
adjective
  • 1 relating to or affecting the senses rather than the intellect.
  • 2 attractive or gratifying physically, especially sexually.
– derivatives
sensuously adverb,
sensuousness noun.
– origin C17: from L. sensus ‘sense’ + -ous.
usage: See usage at sensual.



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