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Ferocious vs Sensual - What's the difference?

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Ferocious is a related term of sensual.


As adjectives the difference between ferocious and sensual

is that ferocious is marked by extreme and violent energy while sensual is inducing pleasurable and/or erotic sensations.

ferocious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Marked by extreme and violent energy.
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  • Extreme or intense.

    • Synonyms

    * fierce

    Derived terms

    * ferociously

    Related terms

    * ferity * ferocity * fierce * feral

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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.

    Related terms

    * sense * sensible * sensuous * supersensual

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