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sen·su·al

(sen'shū-ăl),

1. Relating to the body and the senses, as distinguished from the intellect or spirit.

2. Denoting bodily or sensory pleasure, not necessarily sexual.

[L. sensualis, endowed with feeling]

sensual

[sen′sho̅o̅·əl]

Etymology: L, sensualis

pertaining to a great interest in sex, food, or other sense-satisfying topics.

sen·su·al

(sen'shū-ăl)

1. Relating to the body and the senses, as distinguished from the intellect or spirit.

2. Denoting bodily or sensory pleasure, not necessarily sexual.

[L. sensualis, endowed with feeling]

sen·su·al

(sen'shū-ăl)

1. Relating to the body and the senses, as distinguished from the intellect or spirit.

2. Denoting bodily or sensory pleasure, not necessarily sexual.

[L. sensualis, endowed with feeling]

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Given the momentousness of the seventh coupling, it should not be surprising that in the adjoining scene the word "love" is transvalued by being sensualized.

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Her characters are suctioned to suffering that becomes sensualized, almost a source of pleasure, the ultimate affect.

My Brother

The sea is sensualized through its "voice," but also by its "odor" and "touch" (pp.