sensualizing
Adding bodily pleasure
Sensualizing is making something appeal to the senses or giving it erotic qualities.
A photographer might be accused of sensualizing ordinary scenes, or an advertiser of sensualizing a product to boost sales.
The lighting sensualized the otherwise clinical space.
The word often carries a critical edge, suggesting inappropriate sexualization.
Powerfully attractive, tempting
- alluringPowerfully appealing
- titillatingPleasurably stimulating, often sensually
- arousingEvoking strong feeling
- enticingPowerfully attractive
tantalizing · suggestive · risque · flirtatious · coquettish · teasing · beguiling · provocative
Making more attractive
- romanticizingPortraying as more appealing
- stylizingApplying artistic manner
- enrichingAdding worth or nutrients
- embellishingAdding decorative details
enhancing · luxuriating · indulgent · decadent · opulent · lavish · hedonistic · pleasurable
Increasing in strength
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
- stimulatingArousing interest or energy
- vivifyingMaking lively or spirited
- enliveningMaking lively or spirited
animating · electrifying · invigorating · thrilling · exciting · galvanizing · rousing · stirring
seductive
Powerfully attractive, tempting
- alluringPowerfully appealing
- titillatingPleasurably stimulating, often sensually
- arousingEvoking strong feeling
enticing · tantalizing · suggestive · risque · flirtatious · coquettish · teasing · beguiling · provocative · sultry
beautifying
Making more attractive
- romanticizingPortraying as more appealing
- stylizingApplying artistic manner
- enrichingAdding worth or nutrients
embellishing · enhancing · luxuriating · indulgent · decadent · opulent · lavish · hedonistic · pleasurable · gratifying
intensifying
Increasing in strength
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
- stimulatingArousing interest or energy
- vivifyingMaking lively or spirited
enlivening · animating · electrifying · invigorating · thrilling · exciting · galvanizing · rousing · stirring · kindling
touching
Evoking gentle emotion
gentle · tender · textured · velvety · silken · warm · smooth · supple · luxurious · plush
sensualizingintellectualizing
Analyzing rather than feeling
rationalizing · abstracting · analyzing · theorizing · philosophizing
sensualizingspiritualizing
Imbuing with transcendent significance
disembodying · dematerializing · sublimating · idealizing · neutering
sensualizingsanitizing
Eliminating harmful microorganisms
purifying · sterilizing · bowdlerizing · censoring · neutering
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