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sensualist

UK
/ˈsɛnʃuəlɪst/
US
/ˈsɛnʃuəlɪst/

Translations

sensualistnoun
sensualists
pl
UK
/ˈsɛnʃuəlɪst/
US
/ˈsɛnʃuəlɪst/
hédonistePersonne attachée à la recherche des plaisirs et de la jouissance.
As a sensualist, he spent his weekends indulging in gourmet food and luxurious spa treatments.
En tant qu'hédoniste, il passait ses week-ends à se livrer à des mets raffinés et à des soins de spa luxueux.
Additional translations
sensualisteSens philosophique : adepte du sensualisme, doctrine selon laquelle les sensations sont la source principale de la connaissance.
Synonyms
pleasure-seeker
hedonist
libertine
voluptuary
epicure
sensualistadjective
more sensualist
Comp.
most sensualist
Super.
UK
/ˈsɛnʃuəlɪst/
US
/ˈsɛnʃuəlɪst/
Used attributively to modify nouns (e.g., "sensualist philosophy").
sensualisteRelatif au sensualisme ou aux sensualistes.
His writing promoted a distinctly sensualist ethic of pleasure.
Son écriture défendait une éthique du plaisir nettement sensualiste.
Synonyms
sybaritic
libidinous
epicurean
voluptuous
carnal
sensual
sensuous
hedonistic
pleasure-seeking
self-indulgent

Definitions

sensualistnoun
A person who is devoted to the pursuit of sensual pleasures and physical gratification.
As a sensualist, he spent his weekends indulging in gourmet food and luxurious spa treatments.
An adherent of sensualism who holds that sensations are the primary source of knowledge or reality.
The 18th-century French thinker Condillac was a prominent sensualist in epistemology.
sensualistadjective
Relating to or characteristic of sensualists or sensualism.
His writing promoted a distinctly sensualist ethic of pleasure.
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