sensuousness
Pleasure through senses
Sensuousness is the quality of appealing to or gratifying the senses.
A piece of music might have sensuousness in its rich textures; a painting might convey it through lush color and form.
The word emphasizes aesthetic pleasure and physical sensation without the erotic implications that often attach to *sensuality*: the sensuousness of silk against skin, the sensuousness of late summer evenings.
Intense wanting
- passionIntense emotional drive
- seductionEnticing someone romantically
- intimacyEmotional closeness between people
- arousalStirring to heightened state
eroticism · lust · temptation · longing · chemistry · attraction · yearning · heat
Moral decline through excess
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
- hedonismPursuit of gratification
- pleasureHappy, satisfied feeling
- gratificationPleasure from satisfying desires
pampering · voluptuousness · extravagance · indulgence · sybaritism · epicureanism · delectation · savoring
Aesthetic excellence
- eleganceRefined, graceful quality
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- richnessState of abundance
lushness · opulence · refinement · artistry · form · curves · color · vibrancy
desire
Intense wanting
- passionIntense emotional drive
- seductionEnticing someone romantically
- intimacyEmotional closeness between people
arousal · eroticism · lust · temptation · longing · chemistry · attraction · yearning · heat · allure
decadence
Moral decline through excess
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
- hedonismPursuit of gratification
- pleasureHappy, satisfied feeling
gratification · pampering · voluptuousness · extravagance · indulgence · sybaritism · epicureanism · delectation · savoring · languor
beauty
Aesthetic excellence
richness · lushness · opulence · refinement · artistry · form · curves · color · vibrancy · radiance
flavor
Characteristic taste quality
aroma · richness · succulence · sweetness · spice · ripeness · mouthfeel · bouquet · delicacy · zest
texture
Surface tactile quality
softness · warmth · touch · smoothness · skin · satin · massage · plush · coolness · friction
- cat traitssilky coat, coat, tabby pattern, claws, long-haired
sensuousnessintellectualism
Emphasis on reasoning pursuits
abstraction · rationalism · intellectuality · disembodiment · rationality
sensuousnessausterity
Enforced economic stringency
starkness · spareness · bareness · severity · asceticism
sensuousnessasceticism
Severe self-denial practice
austerity · self-denial · abstinence · puritanism · mortification
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