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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | loving food and finer things |
| Synonyms: | gluttonous, gourmandizing, gourmet, hedonistic, libertine, lush, luxurious, pleasure-seeking, self-indulgent, sensual, sensuous, sybaritic, voluptuous |
| Main Entry: | sensuous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | gratifying to senses |
| Synonyms: | carnal, epicurean, exciting, fleshly, fleshy, hedonistic, luscious, lush, luxurious, passionate, physical, pleasurable, pleasure-loving, pleasure-seeking, primrose, rich, self-indulgent, sensory, sensual, sensualistic, sumptuous, sybaritic, voluptuous |
| Notes: | 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 |
| Antonyms: | despicable, distasteful |
| Main Entry: | sybaritic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | devoted to pleasure |
| Synonyms: | epicurean, hedonic, hedonistic, pleasure-seeking, voluptuary, voluptuous |
| Main Entry: | voluptuary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sybaritic |
| Synonyms: | epicurean, hedonic, hedonistic, hot*, passionate, pleasure-seeking, sensualistic, voluptuous |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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