sensuality

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A woman would not speak to you of what is bad in her, but she would to Mike; her sensuality is the side of her nature which she shows him, be she Messalina or St. Theresa; the proportion, not the principle is altered.

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  1. noun The quality or state of being sensual or lascivious.
  2. noun Excessive devotion to sensual pleasure.

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  • Stephen Daldry, portrays them with a great deal of nudity and sensuality, which is correct, because for those hours, in that place, they are about nothing else.
  • Romantic decisions and rekindled sensuality are a theme this week; watch for complex home proposals. —  The Georgia Straight - News And Views
  • I did experience this HAI sensuality, and I must say that I was quite taken with HAI by the end of my weekend workshop. —  FACTnet
  • Moses was more afraid of the coming prosperity than the rigors of the desert-the alluring sensuality, the exotic religions, the glittering wealth. —  Latest Articles
  • MPAA: Rated PG for some sensuality, thematic material, language, violent content and smoking. —  Mininova
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  1. from Old French sensualite, French sensualité = Provencal sensualitat = Spanish sensualidad = Portuguese sensualidade = Italian sensualita, from LL sensualita (t -) s, capacity for sensation, sensibility, Middle Latin also sensuality, from sensualis, endowed with feeling or sense: see sensual.
 

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