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sensuality (n.)
mid-14c., sensualite , "the part of man that is concerned with the senses" (now obsolete), also "lust, sinful and passionate emotion," from Old French sensualite "the five senses; impression," from Late Latin sensualitatem (nominative sensualitas ) "capacity for sensation" (in Medieval Latin also "sensuality"), from Latin sensualis ... See more
mid-14c., sensualite , "the part of man that is concerned with the senses" (now obsolete), also "lust, sinful and passionate emotion," from Old French sensualite "the five senses; impression," from Late Latin sensualitatem (nominative sensualitas ) "capacity for sensation" (in Medieval Latin also "sensuality"), from Latin sensualis ... See more
Sensuality - Etymology, Origin & Meaning
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