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Emotional vs. Sensual — What's the Difference?

Emotional vs. Sensual — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Emotional and Sensual

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Emotional

Of or relating to emotion
An emotional illness.
Emotional crises.

Sensual

Relating to or involving gratification of the senses and physical, especially sexual, pleasure
The production of the ballet is sensual and passionate

Emotional

Readily affected with or stirred by emotion
An emotional person who often weeps.

Sensual

Relating to or involving gratification of the senses, especially sexual gratification
Sensual indulgence.
Sensual desires.

Emotional

Arousing or intended to arouse the emotions
An emotional appeal.
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Sensual

Sexually attractive
A sensual mouth.

Emotional

Marked by or exhibiting emotion
An emotional farewell.

Sensual

Given to or preoccupied with gratification of the senses.

Emotional

Of or relating to the emotions.
Emotional crisis
Emotional lift

Sensual

Relating to or affecting any of the senses or a sense organ; sensory
"Ye soft pipes, play on.
/ Not to the sensual ear, but more endear'd, / Pipe to the spirit ditties of no tone" (John Keats).

Emotional

Characterised by emotion.

Sensual

Inducing pleasurable or erotic sensations.
That massage was a very sensual experience!

Emotional

Determined by emotion rather than reason.
Emotional decision

Sensual

Of or pertaining to the physical senses; sensory.
Plato believed that this sensual world in which we live is inferior to the heavenly realm.

Emotional

Appealing to or arousing emotion.
Emotional speech

Sensual

Provoking or exciting a strong response in the senses.

Emotional

Easily affected by emotion.
She’s an emotional person.

Sensual

Pertaining to, consisting in, or affecting, the sense, or bodily organs of perception; relating to, or concerning, the body, in distinction from the spirit.
Pleasing and sensual rites and ceremonies.
Far as creation's ample range extends,The scale of sensual, mental powers ascends.

Emotional

Readily displaying emotion.
Emotional greeting

Sensual

Hence, not spiritual or intellectual; carnal; fleshly; pertaining to, or consisting in, the gratification of the senses, or the indulgence of appetites; wordly.
These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.
The greatest part of men are such as prefer . . . that good which is sensual before whatsoever is most divine.

Emotional

An emotional person

Sensual

Devoted to the pleasures of sense and appetite; luxurious; voluptuous; lewd; libidinous.
No small part of virtue consists in abstaining from that wherein sensual men place their felicity.

Emotional

Pertaining to, or characterized by, emotion; excitable; easily moved; sensational; as, an emotional nature.

Sensual

Pertaining or peculiar to the philosophical doctrine of sensualism.

Emotional

Determined or actuated by emotion rather than reason;
It was an emotional judgment

Sensual

Of the appetites and passions of the body;
Animal instincts
Carnal knowledge
Fleshly desire
A sensual delight in eating
Music is the only sensual pleasure without vice

Emotional

Of more than usual emotion;
His behavior was highly emotional

Sensual

Sexually exciting or gratifying;
Sensual excesses
A sultry look
A sultry dance

Emotional

Of or pertaining to emotion;
Emotional health
An emotional crisis

Emotional

Extravagantly demonstrative;
Insincere and effusive demonstrations of sentimental friendship
A large gushing female
Write unrestrained and gushy poetry

Emotional

Of persons; excessively affected by emotion;
He would become emotional over nothing at all
She was worked up about all the noise

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