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sensitive, sensual, sensuous
sensitive (SEN si tiv) (adjective)
1. Referring to a person's character which is susceptible or easily hurt: Sam was aware of her sensitive nature and tried to be gentle when he told her about the accident.
2. Descriptive of secret or classified information: The sensitive documents for which the minister was responsible were accidentally left in the restaurant.
3. Regarding a condition which is easily susceptible to change or fluctuation: The temperature in the room was sensitive as the result of the drafts coming in through the crack in the window.
sensual (SEN shoo uhl) (adjective)
Worldly; pertaining to the gratification of one's physical appetites or desires: Linda sought to satisfy her sensual desires by dressing in an extravagant manner and dining in elegant restaurants.
sensuous (SEN shoo uhs) (adjective)
Characterized by the impressions or imagery of the senses: Going to the museum was a sensuous feast for my artistic appetite.

The well-known and sensitive news reporter was awarded prizes of excellence for a series of articles that provided sensuous descriptions of those who are looking for physical gratifications in other parts of the world in order to satisfy their sensual desires.

This entry is located in the following unit: Confusing Words Clarified: Group S; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. + (page 3)
sensuous (adjective), more sensuous, most sensuous
A reference to the enjoyment of the pleasures of life: Mike has a sensuous appreciation for aesthetic pleasures that come from the beauty of color, sound, etc., so he has many paintings and listens to classical music to satisfy his desires.
This entry is located in the following units: -ous, -ious, -eous (page 19) senso-, sens-, sensi-, sensori-, sent- (page 9) -uous + (page 2)