Sensual and Temperate

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Sensual adjective - Pleasing to the physical senses.

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Temperate is an antonym for sensual.

Temperate adjective - Given to or marked by restraint in the satisfaction of one's appetites.

Usage example: a soft-spoken, serious-minded person of temperate habits

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Sensual is an antonym for temperate.

Nearby Word: temper

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