The word “sensuous” owes its existence to prudery. The poet John Milton invented “sensuous” because he apparently felt that the existing word, “sensual,” was getting too sexy for his purposes.

What are sensuous qualities?

adjective. perceived by or affecting the senses: the sensuous qualities of music. readily affected through the senses: a sensuous temperament. of or relating to sensible objects or to the senses.

What does it mean if someone is sensuous?

Sensual means physically pleasing. It often is used in a sexual context, but is not exclusively sexual in meaning. Sensual has to do with the five senses, but it comes with a hint of lewdness, a suggestion of sex.