sensuous

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Geometry competes with sensuous paint-handling and lush color.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 11, 2025

We find ourselves in that time of year dedicated to the most sensuous and worldly of the earth signs — that is, Taurus season.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2024

Initially, the prose is rich and sensuous but becomes less sumptuous as the story progresses.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2024

“Zeani had a dark, sensuous voice that spanned just under three octaves, moving easily over the notes with no sense of stress, communicating a passion that elevates the notes.”

From Washington Post • Mar. 22, 2023

We can readily understand Michelangelo’s discomfort, for Titian has rephrased his sculpture in utterly sensuous terms through the painterly application of sonorous color that is characteristic of his work.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson