sensualism

Other forms of sensualism

plural

sensualisms·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about sensualism

What does sensualism mean?

sensualism means "desire for sensual pleasures". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in sensualism?

sensualism has 4 syllables: sen-su-a-lism. The stress falls on "su".

What is another word for sensualism?

Close synonyms include sensuality, sensualness, sensationalism. 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 sensualism a common word?

sensualism is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.