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.
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Sensuous
/ˈsɛnʃuəs/
Synonyms for "sensuous" (65 found)
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Closest matches (13)
Strong matches (20)
Related words (32)
Adjective(5 words)
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More general
2 entriesaesthetic attributeperceptual attribute
More specific
6 entriesauditory senseolfactory delighttactile sensetextural richnessvisual luxuryvisual sense
Collocations
6 entriessensuous appealsensuous beautysensuous curvessensuous designsensuous languagesensuous texture
Inflections
2 entriesmore sensuousmost sensuous
Derivations
2 entriessimilar
4 entriesSample sentences
4 total sentences available.
She gave him a sensuous smile.
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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