English → Latin
“sensual” in Latin
corpusbody, person (person when used to mean "human body", e.g., "on one's person"); substance, material (physical, perceptibllibīdinōsuslibidinous, licentious, lecherous; passionate; yearning for somethinglibīdōdesire, fancy, inclination, longing, pleasure, caprice, passion, wantonness; lust, sensuality
The English word sensual itself goes back to Latin sentiō, through sensualis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
sensual
ad corpus pertinens, or by the genitive, corporis (of the body; of things): voluptatibus corporis deditus (given to sensual pleasure): libidinosus (delivering one’s self up to sensual pleasure; of persons). Sensual pleasure, corporis voluptates; voluptates ad corpus pertinentes; res venereae (with reference to love): sensual love, amor venereus: sensual desires, libidines: to be sensual, voluptatibus plurimum tribuere; omnia ad corporis voluptatem referre: to have a sensual effect (of things), sensus movere or pellere
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for sensual?
- The usual Latin words for “sensual” are corpus, libīdinōsus, libīdō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.