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Sensual vs Perceptual - What's the difference?

sensual | perceptual |

As adjectives the difference between sensual and perceptual

is that sensual is inducing pleasurable and/or erotic sensations while perceptual is relating to perception.

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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    Anagrams

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    perceptual

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Relating to perception.

    • Derived terms

    * perceptualize