/ ˈsenʃuəl; NAmE / adjective
1.
connected with your physical feelings; giving pleasure to your physical senses, especially sexual pleasure :
sensual pleasure
2.
suggesting an interest in physical pleasure, especially sexual pleasure :
sensual lips
He was darkly sensual and mysterious.
► sen·su·al·ity / ˌsenʃuˈæləti; NAmE / noun [ U ]:
the sensuality of his poetry
► sen·su·al·ly / -ʃuəli; NAmE / adverb
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (in the sense sensory ): from late Latin sensualis , from sensus faculty of feeling, thought, meaning, from sentire feel.