sensuality
English
noun
Definitions
- (uncountable) The state of being sensual, sensuous or sexy.
- (countable) A preoccupation with sensual pleasure.
Etymology
Suffix from English sensual derived from Middle French sensualité derived from Latin sensualitas (capacity for sensation, sensibility).
Origin
Latin
sensualitas
Gloss
capacity for sensation, sensibility
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- asensual English
- con-sensual English
- hypersensual English
- hypersensuality English
- nonsensual English
- nonsensuality English
- sensual English
- sensualise English
- sensualism English
- sensualist English
- sensualistic English
- sensualization English
- sensualize English
- sensually English
- sensualness English
- supersensual English
- ultrasensual English
- unisensual English
- unsensual English
- sensualitas Latin
- sensus Latin
- sensuālis Latin
- sensualitat Catalan, Valencian
- senzualitate Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- sensualité Middle French