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seductive
English
Alternative forms
- seducive (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /s??d?kt?v/?
Adjective
seductive (comparative more seductive, superlative most seductive)
- Attractive, alluring, tempting.
Usage notes
- Nouns to which "seductive" is often applied: woman, lady, girl, power, art, image, behavior, smile, dress, dance, tango, song, etc.
Related terms
- seductress
- seducement
- seduce
- seduction
Translations
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sensual
English
Alternative forms
- sensuall (obsolete)
Etymology
From Late Latin sensualis (“endowed with feeling, sensual”), from Latin sensus (“feeling, sense”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?s?nsju??l/, /?s?n?u??l/
- (US) IPA(key): /?s?n.?u.?l/
Adjective
sensual (comparative more sensual, superlative most sensual)
- Inducing pleasurable or erotic sensations.
- Of or pertaining to the physical senses; sensory.
- Provoking or exciting a strong response in the senses.
Derived terms
- sensualise, sensualize
- sensually
- supersensual
Related terms
- sense
- sensible
- sensuous
Translations
Further reading
- sensual in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- sensual in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- sensual at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- unseals
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin sensualis.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /s?n.su?al/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /sen.su?al/
- Rhymes: -al
Adjective
sensual (masculine and feminine plural sensuals)
- sensual
Related terms
- sensualitat
Further reading
- “sensual” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Portuguese
Etymology
Late Latin sensualis, from Latin sensus.
Adjective
sensual m or f (plural sensuais, comparable)
- Sexually attractive; sexy.
Inflection
Related terms
- sensualidade
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin sensualis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sen?swal/, [s?n?swal]
Adjective
sensual (plural sensuales)
- sensual
Derived terms
- sensualismo
- sensualista
- sensualmente
Related terms
- sensualidad
Further reading
- “sensual” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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