2021-01-08
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด S – Sensual – sensuous
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Dictionary.com
ออกเสียง Sensual = ‘SEN-shoo-uhl’
ออกเสียง sensuous = ‘SEN-shoo-uhs’
Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree
sensual
= carnal; lascivious;
= lacking moral restraints: a sensual dance
Not to be confused with:
sensuous=– affecting the senses:
sensuous poetry;
sensible; sentient
Farlex Trivia Dictionary
Sensuous usually implies gratification of the senses
for the sake of aesthetic pleasure;
sensual usually describes gratification of the senses
or physical appetites as an end in itself.
See also related terms for sake.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary,
sen`su•al′i•ty, n.
sen′su•al•ly, adv.
syn:
sensual& sensuous both refer to experience through the senses.
sensual refers to the enjoyments derived from the senses,
esp. to the gratification or indulgenceof physical appetites:
sensual pleasures.
sensuous refers to that which is aesthetically pleasing to the senses:
sensuous poetry.
See also carnal.
Dictionary.com
SYNONYM STUDY FOR SENSUAL
Sensual, sensuous, voluptuous
refer to experience through the senses.
Sensual refers, often unfavorably, to the enjoyments
derived from the senses,
especially from the gratification or indulgenceof physical appetites:
a sensual delight in eating; sensual excesses.
Sensuous refers, favorably or literally, to what is experienced through the senses:
sensuous impressions; sensuous poetry.
Voluptuous implies the luxurious gratification of sensuous or sensual desires:
voluptuous joys; voluptuous beauty.
See also carnal.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Choose the Right Synonym for sensual
CARNAL, FLESHLY, SENSUAL, ANIMAL
mean having a relation to the body.
CARNAL may mean only this but more often connotes derogatorily
an action or manifestation of a person's lower nature.
a slave to carnal desires
FLESHLY is less derogatory than CARNAL.
a saint who had experienced fleshly temptations
SENSUAL may apply to any gratification of a bodily desire or pleasure
but commonly implies sexual appetite
with absence of the spiritual or intellectual.
fleshpots providing sensual delights
ANIMAL stresses the physical as distinguished from the rational nature of a person. led a mindless animal existence
SENSUOUS, SENSUAL, LUXURIOUS, VOLUPTUOUS
mean relating to or providing pleasure
through gratification of the senses.
SENSUOUS implies gratification of the senses for the sake of aesthetic pleasure.
the sensuous delights of great music
SENSUAL tends to imply the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of the physical appetites as ends in themselves.
a life devoted to sensual pleasures
LUXURIOUS suggests the indulgence of sensuous pleasure inducing bodily easeand languor. a luxurious hotel
VOLUPTUOUS implies more strongly an abandonment especially to sensual pleasure. a voluptuous feast
Common Errors In English Usage Dictionary
Sensual – sensuous
“Sensual” usually relates to physical desires and experiences,
and often means “sexy.”
But “sensuous” is more often used foresthetic pleasures,
like “sensuous music.”
The two words do overlap a good deal.
The leather seats in your new car may be sensuous;
but if they turn you on, they might be sensual.
“Sensual” often has a slightly racyor even judgmental tone
lacking in “sensuous."
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expression
Sensual & sensuous
Several terms refer to satisfaction of the senses,
among them sensual, sensuous, epicurean, luxurious, and voluptuous.
Sensual applies to the physical sense only.
Sensuous refer to what is experienced through all the senses,
especially those involved in appreciation of art, music, literature, nature,
and the like.
One refers to sensual pleasures,
such as eating and drinking,
and to the sensuous sounds or delight of music, sculpture, etc.
