Sensualism

Definitions: Sensualism

Sensualism

Noun

1. Desire for sensual pleasures.

2. The ethical doctrine that feeling is the only criterion for what is good.

Date "sensualism" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1841. (references)

Etymology: Sensualism \Sen"su*al*ism\, noun. [Compare to the French expression sensualisme.]. (Websters 1913)

"Sensualism" is a common misspelling or typo for: sensualist.

Domain	Definitions
Medicine	The state of being dominated by, or of having poor control of, bodily passions or appetites. Source: European Union. (references)
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Synonyms: Sensualism

Synonyms: sensationalism (n), sensuality (n), sensualness (n). (additional references)

Crosswords: Sensualism

English words defined with "sensualism": Carnalism ♦ -ism ♦ Sensism, Sensualistic, Sensuism. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Sensualism" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses.

Swedish (sensationalism, sensualism).

Domain	Title
Books	Sensualism & Mythology: John Cowper Powys (reference) Sensualism eller skamgrepp? (reference) (more book examples)
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Language		Translations for "sensualism"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Bulgarian		сенсуализъм (sensationalism), сладострастие (lust, salacity). (various references)

Danish		sensualisme, sanselighed. (various references)

Dutch		sensualiteit, zinnelijkheid. (various references)

French		sensualité (sensuality). (various references)

German		Sinnlichkeit (animalism, carnality, fleshliness, sensorial nature, sensuality, sensuousness, voluptuousness). (various references)

Greek		ηδονισμόσ (hedonism), λαγνεία (concupiscence, lecherousness, lewdness, libidinousness, lust, lustfulness, prurience, venery, wantonness). (various references)

Hebrew		חוש� יות (sensuality). (various references)

Hungarian		szenzualizmus. (various references)

Italian		sensualit� (animalism, fleshliness, lustfulness, sensuality). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		官能主義 . (various references)

Japanese Katakana		か�"のうしゅぎ. (various references)

Pig Latin		ensualismsay

Spanish		sensualismo. (various references)

Swedish		sensualism (sensationalism). (various references)

Ukranian		сенсуалізм (sensationalism), чутт�"вість (sensuality). (various references)

Vietnamese		chủ nghĩa khoái lạc dâm dục. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "sensualism": sensualisms. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-e-i-l-m-n-s-s-s-u"
	-2 letters: alumines, animuses, inulases, samisens, slimness.
	-3 letters: aimless, alumine, alumins, assumes, inseams, inulase, lassies, malines, manless, menials, messans, minuses, missals, missels, misuses, mueslis, muslins, mussels, salines, samiels, samisen, sanseis, seismal, seminal, sensual, silanes, silenus, simnels, sinless, sinuses, sumless, sunless, unseals, unseams.
	-4 letters: aisles, aliens, alines, alumin, alumni, amines, amuses, animes, animus, anises, anuses, assume.
	Words containing the letters "a-e-i-l-m-n-s-s-s-u"
	+1 letter: sensualisms.
	+2 letters: masculinises, qualmishness.
	+3 letters: maliciousness, universalisms, unmanlinesses.
	+4 letters: miraculousness, qualmishnesses, transsexualism, ultimatenesses.
	+5 letters: immutablenesses, maliciousnesses, mercurialnesses, transsexualisms.
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