'Sensual' definitions:

Definition of 'sensual'

From: WordNet
adjective
Marked by the appetites and passions of the body; "animal instincts"; "carnal knowledge"; "fleshly desire"; "a sensual delight in eating"; "music is the only sensual pleasure without vice" [syn: animal(a), carnal, fleshly, sensual]
adjective
Sexually exciting or gratifying; "sensual excesses"; "a sultry look"; "a sultry dance" [syn: sensual, sultry]

Definition of 'Sensual'

From: GCIDE
  • Sensual \Sen"su*al\, a. [L. sensualis, from sensus sense: cf. F. sensuel.]
  • 1. Pertaining to, consisting in, or affecting, the sense, or bodily organs of perception; relating to, or concerning, the body, in distinction from the spirit. [1913 Webster]
  • Pleasing and sensual rites and ceremonies. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
  • Far as creation's ample range extends, The scale of sensual, mental powers ascends. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Hence, not spiritual or intellectual; carnal; fleshly; pertaining to, or consisting in, the gratification of the senses, or the indulgence of appetites; wordly. [1913 Webster]
  • These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit. --Jude 19. [1913 Webster]
  • The greatest part of men are such as prefer . . . that good which is sensual before whatsoever is most divine. --Hooker. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Devoted to the pleasures of sense and appetite; luxurious; voluptuous; lewd; libidinous. [1913 Webster]
  • No small part of virtue consists in abstaining from that wherein sensual men place their felicity. --Atterbury. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Pertaining or peculiar to the philosophical doctrine of sensualism. [1913 Webster]