sensuous
Anything that is pleasing to the senses can be called sensuous. The feel of a soft cashmere sweater on your skin, the taste of dark chocolate, even the smell of your favorite person — all of these can be sensuous experiences.
Sensuous describes anything that feels, tastes, smells, looks, or sounds good. Eating delicious food or relaxing in a warm bath are sensuous activities. But something intellectually satisfying, like doing a crossword puzzle or solving a math problem, is not exactly sensuous, even if you really like doing it. Use sensuous to describe stuff that makes your five senses happy.
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providing pleasure or gratification to the senses
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taking delight in beauty“the sensuous joy from all things fair”synonyms:aesthetic, aesthetical, esthetic, estheticalconcerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
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relating to or concerned in sensationsynonyms: sensational, sensory
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Vocabulary lists containing sensuous
All of the words on this list derive from the Latin verb sentire, "to feel." Here are links to the complete set of Common Senses lists: Hearing: Phon / Aud / Son Sight: Vid, Vis / Spec, Spect, Spic / Op, Ops, Opt Touch: Path / Sent, Sens / Tact, Tang
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