| a. | 1. | Pertaining to, consisting in, or affecting, the sense, or bodily organs of perception; relating to, or concerning, the body, in distinction from the spirit. |
| 2. | Hence, not spiritual or intellectual; carnal; fleshly; pertaining to, or consisting in, the gratification of the senses, or the indulgence of appetites; wordly. | |
| 3. | Devoted to the pleasures of sense and appetite; luxurious; voluptuous; lewd; libidinous. | |
| 4. | Pertaining or peculiar to the philosophical doctrine of sensualism. |
| Adj. | 1. | sensual - of the appetites and passions of the body; "animal instincts"; "carnal knowledge"; "fleshly desire"; "a sensual delight in eating"; "music is the only sensual pleasure without vice" |
| 2. | sensual - sexually exciting or gratifying; "sensual excesses"; "a sultry look"; "a sultry dance" Synonyms: sultry |
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