Antonyms for sensual

Grammar : Adj

Spell : sen-shoo-uhl

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɛn ʃu əl

Definition of sensual

Origin : early 15c., "carnal, unspiritual;" mid-15c., "of or pertaining to the senses," from Middle French sensuel (15c.) and directly from Late Latin sensualis "endowed with feeling" (see sensuality). Meaning "connected with gratification of the senses," especially "lewd, unchaste" is attested from late 15c.

adj physical, erotic

Example sentences :

But I let myself be lured into long spells of senseless and sensual ease.
Extract from : « De Profundis » by Oscar Wilde

This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II » by Francis Augustus Cox

He was particularly in love that day, but did not experience any sensual desire for her.
Extract from : « Father Sergius » by Leo Tolstoy

Both these statements are false: she is sensual in another manner.
Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel

No, the spiritual ought not and can not be free from the sensuous, even the sensual.
Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani

And is there any greater or keener pleasure than that of sensual love?
Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato

Such might be God's punishment on this cruel and wicked city for its sensual sins.
Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine

For him, so he assured his friends, music was a species of sensual mathematics.
Extract from : « Melomaniacs » by James Huneker

These are they who make sects, sensual, who have not the Spirit.
Extract from : « The Epistles of St. Peter and St. Jude Preached and Explained » by Martin Luther

No; that is a pleasure of the organ of smelling—a sensual pleasure.
Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt

Synonyms for sensual

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