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Cruel vs Sensual - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between cruel and sensual

is that cruel is not nice; mean; heartless while sensual is inducing pleasurable and/or erotic sensations.

As a verb cruel

is to spoil or ruin (one's chance of success.

cruel

English

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • Not nice; mean; heartless.
  • The supervisor was very cruel to Josh, as he would always give Josh the hardest, most degrading work he could find.
  • (slang) Cool; awesome; neat.
  • Synonyms

    * brutal * sadistic * vicious

    Antonyms

    * merciful

    Derived terms

    * cruelly

    Verb

  • To spoil or ruin (one's chance of success)
  • Anagrams

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    sensual

    English

    Alternative forms

    * sensuall (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Inducing pleasurable and/or erotic sensations.
  • That massage was a very sensual experience!
  • (not comparable) Of or pertaining to the physical senses; sensory.
  • Plato believed that this sensual world in which we live is inferior to the heavenly realm.

    Anagrams

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