All 3 Uses of
sensuous
in
The Great Gatsby
- She was in the middle thirties, and faintly stout, but she carried her surplus flesh sensuously as some women can.
p. 25.9 *sensuously = in an attractive or sexy manner
- I love New York on summer afternoons when every one's away. There's something very sensuous about it — overripe, as if all sorts of funny fruits were going to fall into your hands.
p. 125.5sensuous = relating to pleasure from the body's senses rather than from the mind
- The word "sensuous," had the effect of further disquieting Tom, but before he could invent a protest the coupe came to a stop, and Daisy signaled us to draw up alongside.
p. 125.6
Definition:
relating to pleasure from the body's senses rather than from the intellect