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- [sen-shoo-uh-liz-uh m]
- /ˈsɛn ʃu əˌlɪz əm/
- /ˈsen.ʃʊə.lɪ.zəm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sen-shoo-uh-liz-uh m]
- /ˈsɛn ʃu əˌlɪz əm/
Definitions of sensualism word
- noun sensualism subjection to sensual appetites; sensuality. 1
- noun sensualism Philosophy. sensationalism (def 3). 1
- noun sensualism the quality or state of being sensual 0
- noun sensualism frequent or excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures 0
- noun sensualism sensationalism (sense 2) 0
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Origin of sensualism
First appearance:
before 1795 One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1795-1805; sensual + -ism
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Parts of speech for Sensualism
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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sensualism popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
sensualism usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sensualism
noun sensualism
- aphrodisia — the desire for sexual intimacy
- hedonism — the doctrine that pleasure or happiness is the highest good.
- appetition — a desire or craving directed towards a specific object, goal, or purpose
- epicureanism — An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus. The school rejected determinism and advocated hedonism (pleasure as the highest good), but of a restrained kind: mental pleasure was regarded more highly than physical, and the ultimate pleasure was held to be freedom from anxiety and mental pain, esp. that arising from needless fear of death and of the gods.
- lust — intense sexual desire or appetite.
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