different between sensual vs filthy

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)

1. Inducing pleasurable or erotic sensations.

2. Of or pertaining to the physical senses; sensory.

3. 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)

1. 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)

1. Sexually attractive; sexy.

Inflection

Related terms

• sensualidade

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin sensualis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sen?swal/, [s?n?swal]

Adjective

sensual (plural sensuales)

1. 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.

English

Etymology

From Middle English filthy, filthi, equivalent to filth +? -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f?l?i/

Adjective

filthy (comparative filthier, superlative filthiest)

1. Covered with filth; very dirty.
2. Obscene or offensive.
3. Very unpleasant or disagreeable.

Synonyms

• (covered with filth): sleazy, slimy, grimy, horry
• (obscene): gruesome, smutty

Antonyms

• (covered with filth): pristine
• (obscene): holy, venerable

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

filthy (third-person singular simple present filthies, present participle filthying, simple past and past participle filthied)

1. (transitive) To make very dirty; to cover in filth.
   • 2009, Jeffery Deaver, Hell's Kitchen

     He shouldered his way inside, filthying his T-shirt on the charred wood.