noun
Meaning 1
The property of being sensuous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Standard Lemma guide
sensuousness
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UK: /ˈsɛns.juː.əs.nəs/
noun
Meaning 2
The product or result of being sensuous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
Meaning 3
a sensuous feeling
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: sensibility
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English sensuous Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English sensuousness From sensuous + -ness.