Great as is the sensuous beauty of gems, their rarity and price adds an expression of distinction to them, which they would never have if they were cheap.
Source: tatoeba (425789)
Sensuous
//ˈsɛnʃuəs//
Synonyms for "sensuous" (59 found)
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Closest matches (12)
Strong matches (18)
Related words (29)
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Related terms
3 entriesderived
11 entriesetymologically related_to
1 entriesrelated to
8 entriessimilar
5 entriesTranslations
20 translations across 8 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- sensories adj (relating to the senses; sensory)
Bulgarian
2 entries- естетически adj (appealing to the senses)
- сетивен adj (relating to the senses; sensory)
Czech
3 entries- slastný adj (appealing to the senses)
- smyslný adj (appealing to the senses)
- smyslům lahodící adj (appealing to the senses)
Finnish
1 entries- aistillinen adj (appealing to the senses)
French
2 entries- sensoriel adj (relating to the senses; sensory)
- sensuel adj (appealing to the senses)
German
4 entries- Sinnes adj (relating to the senses; sensory)
- sensorisch adj (relating to the senses; sensory)
- sinnenfreudig adj (appealing to the senses)
- sinnenhaft adj (appealing to the senses)
Māori
2 entries- pūkari adj (appealing to the senses)
- tūkari adj (appealing to the senses)
Polish
3 entries- kojący adj (appealing to the senses)
- zmysłowy adj (appealing to the senses)
- zmysłowy adj (relating to the senses; sensory)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
She gave him a sensuous smile.
Source: tatoeba (2327073)
Although we rarely see Casanova himself on our tour of his sensuous world, we feel his presence as we look at paintings, sculpture, snuff boxes, embroidered vests, silk dresses, silver candy dishes, etc.
Source: wiktionary
The antithetical features of atomist doctrine are no longer seen as undetermining the principle of the atom, or negating sensuous appearance, but rather as intrinsic to both. Nature is full of contradictions […]
Source: wiktionary
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