Read full poem →Convention, since to look on noble forms
Makes noble thro’ the sensuous organism
That which is higher. O lift your natures up :
Dictionary Entry
Appealing to the senses, or to sensual gratification.
In a Sentence
“Although we rarely see Casanova himself on our tour of his sensuous world, we feel his presence as we look at paintings, sculpture, snuff boxes, embroidered vests, silk dresses, silver candy dishes, etc.”
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Common Phrases
. sensuousexperience sensuouspleasure sensuousbeauty sensuousperception sensuousnature sensuous
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Poetry examples for “sensuous”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →imagery and legends. Like Dante, the poet did not consider the Hellenic
doctrine of sensuous beauty to be antagonistic to the truths of religion.
There is sometimes an incongruous confusion of classicism and mediaevalism,
Read full poem →some technical remarks and quotations, one would scarcely suppose
the subject a work in verse, much less one of the finest sensuous
poems in the language, rich with passages like this sly, exquisite crea-
Read full poem →animal imbecility to jerk muscles in proper coordination and feel only the bestial
and sensuous delight of sun on skin.
Read full poem →Jewels in joy designed
To ravish the sensuous mind
Lie lightless, all their sparkles bleared and black and blind.