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sensualism

[ sen-shoo-uh-liz-uhm ]

noun

  1. subjection to sensual appetites; sensuality.


sensualism

/ ˈsɛnsjʊəˌlɪzəm /

noun

  1. the quality or state of being sensual
  2. another word for sensationalism sensationalism
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • hyper·sensu·al·ism noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sensualism1

First recorded in 1795–1805; sensual + -ism
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Example Sentences

Hung, a French Vietnamese filmmaker whose eye for cinematic sensualism was on display in early works like “The Scent of Green Papaya” and “Cyclo,” here achieves something of a culinary contact high.

What she finds is “a society that professes to be an enclave of tropical sensualism but deep down is profoundly conservative, classist, and misogynist.”

Mr. Serra plunges us into the earthy sensualism and longueurs of Casanova’s daily life.

But the film’s harsh sensualism transcends the irritations of the plot.

The question of spiritual discipline has long been present in his writing: self-denial versus sensualism, the path of Jesus versus that of Byron.

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