sensuous

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The film boasts sensuous formal achievements, from the glorious alpine shots to the experimental sound design of a raging storm and the dizzying angles deployed by Kirsanoff, an Estonian Jew and Parisian avant-gardist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

We find ourselves in that time of year dedicated to the most sensuous and worldly of the earth signs — that is, Taurus season.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2024

Initially, the prose is rich and sensuous but becomes less sumptuous as the story progresses.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2024

The Odissi style here is less sensuous in its signature S-curves, and more rhythmically incisive.

From New York Times • May 10, 2023

We can readily understand Michelangelo’s discomfort, for Titian has rephrased his sculpture in utterly sensuous terms through the painterly application of sonorous color that is characteristic of his work.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson