sensual
Portuguese, adjective/sẽ.suˈaw/
sensual is spelled S-E-N-S-U-A-L (7 letters) and appears 7.9 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 8,736th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sensual is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “sexually attractive; sexy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “relativo a, inclinado a ou preocupado com a gratificação dos sentidos e dos apetites; carnal”.
What does sensual mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinesexually attractive; sexy
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo a, inclinado a ou preocupado com a gratificação dos sentidos e dos apetites; carnal 2. que não tem muitas restrições morais; incasto 3. aquilo que excita os sentidos ou os apetites
noun: 1. pessoa sensual
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of sensual
- sensuais plural
- mais sensual comparative
- o mais sensual superlative
- sensualíssimo superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sensual?
- Brazil /sẽ.suˈaw/
- Brazil [sẽ.suˈaʊ̯]
- Brazil /sẽˈswaw/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sensual
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sensual in Portuguese?
sensual appears 7.9 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).