sensually

In tactile delight

In a manner relating to physical pleasure or the gratification of the senses.

Someone who eats sensually savors each bite; someone who moves sensually does so in a way that suggests bodily awareness or erotic appeal: She stretched sensually in the morning light.

The word emphasizes embodied experience over intellectual or spiritual engagement.

tactile

caress

Gentle loving touch

warmth · texture · silk · smoothness · touch · massage · fingertips · brush · gentle · soothing

indulgent

decadent

Self-indulgent, often corruptly

extravagant · hedonistic · voluptuous · rich · epicurean · gratifying · luscious · lavish · pampering · delightful

seductive

alluring

Powerfully appealing

enchanting · provocative · seductive · flirtatious · beguiling · magnetic · tantalizing · teasing · inviting · suggestive

Opposites
bodily pleasure vs. mental/intellectual engagement

sensuallyintellectually

In a thinking manner

cerebrally · mentally · rationally · analytically · abstractly

indulgence vs. denial of physical pleasure

sensuallyascetically

In self-denying manner

austerely · abstemiously · puritanically · sparely · sparingly

embodied vs. transcendent/spiritual orientation

sensuallyspiritually

Concerning the soul

ethereally · transcendently · chastely · platonically · otherworldly

Phrases
Family

sensual, sensuality, consensual

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