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Definition of sensuous adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sensuous

adjective
 
/ˈsenʃuəs/
 
/ˈsenʃuəs/
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  1. giving pleasure to your senses
    • sensuous music
    • I'm drawn to the poetic, sensuous qualities of her paintings.
  2. suggesting an interest in sexual pleasure
    • his full sensuous lips
  3. Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin sensus ‘sense’ + -ous.
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