sensual

Questions about sensual

What does sensual mean?

sensual means "marked by the appetites and passions of the body". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in sensual?

sensual has 3 syllables: sen-su-al. The stress falls on "sen". In IPA it is /ˈsɛnʃəwəl/.

What is another word for sensual?

Close synonyms include animal, carnal, fleshly, sultry. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sensual a common word?

sensual is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.