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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

supersensual en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English sensual English supersensual From super- + sensual.

Meanings

  1. Beyond the range of what is perceptible by the senses; not belonging to the experienceable physical world.
    • Heaven is a supersensual realm.
  2. Provoking or exciting an extremely strong response in the senses; sensual.
    • Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, Goldie Hawn, sexy subject and giant media stars combined with the super-sensual milieu of Hollywood hairdressers who were at that early '70s moment a hot celebrity subspecies. 2015, Dick Guttman, Starflacker: Inside the Golden Age of Hollywood:

Forms

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most supersensual Degree=Sup lexicographic
more supersensual Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

supersensually

Relateds

extrasensory

Synonyms

supersensible · supersensuous · supersensory