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sensuality

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sen·su·al·i·ty  (snsh-l-t)
n.
1. The quality or state of being sensual or lascivious.
2. Excessive devotion to sensual pleasure.
sensuality [ˌsɛnsjʊˈælɪtɪ]
n pl -ties
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) the quality or state of being sensual
2. excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures
sensualist  [ˈsɛnsjʊəlɪst] n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sensualitysensuality - desire for sensual pleasures        
sensualism, sensualness
concupiscence, physical attraction, sexual desire, eros - a desire for sexual intimacy
sensuality
noun eroticism, sexiness (informal), voluptuousness, prurience, licentiousness, carnality, lewdness, salaciousness, lasciviousness, animalism, libidinousness, lecherousness Her blonde hair gave her sensuality and youth.
Translations
sensuality [ˌsensjʊˈælɪtɪ] N → sensualidad f
sensuality
n → Sinnlichkeit f, → Wollüstigkeit f (pej); (of person also) → Sinnesfreudigkeit f
sensuality [ˌsɛnsjʊˈælɪtɪ] n → sensualità
sensuality [ˌsɛnsjʊˈælɪtɪ] n → sensualità


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Yet the spirit can for the time pervade and control every member and function of the body, and transmute what in form is the grossest sensuality into purity and devotion.
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It was not exactly spirituality that was obvious, though the screen of the flesh seemed almost transparent, because there was in his face an outrageous sensuality; but, though it sounds nonsense, it seemed as though his sensuality were curiously spiritual.
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He had detected the latent sensuality, which unfolded under his delicate sense of her nature's requirements like a torpid, torrid, sensitive blossom.
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