Sensual Words from

Annette Blair's Workshop

SPICE UP YOUR ROMANCE NOVEL

Soft words beginning with, and including, the letter 'S' are the most sensual

updated 1/31/08

ablaze

abrade

adventurous   

afterglow

aglow

allure

ample

ambiance

animal

animated

anxious

arouse

artistic

attain

awaken

awash

ballocks

balls

bed

bite

blazing

blend

blithe

bosom

breast

breezy

brooding

bronze

calm

capricious

caring

caress

carouse

ceaseless

chasm

cherish

cherubic

chiseled

coarse

compatible

content

contortion

covert

dancing

dangerous

daring

decadent

decent

delicate

delicious

demure

desire

dreamy

drowsy

dwell

easily

eager

earthy

ecstatic

effusive

electrify

enfold

enigma

enrich

erotic

eternal

ethereal

evoke

evocative

expose

exuberance

eyelash

facile

familiar

fantasy

fascinate

fathom

feathery

feisty

feline

fickle

fidget

figment

finesse

flesh

flirt

fluid

foam

frenetic

frisky

frontal

furtive

fury

fuse

gallant

gap

gentle

glad

glimmer

glimpse

glitter

gloomy

glorify

glorious

glory

gorgeous

great

greed

groan

groin

grope

growl

guarded

guide

gush

habit

hair

haven

hazy

heady

headstrong

heart

heavy

hidden

hiding

hollow

hope

hug

humid

hunger

husky

hysterical

icy

idealistic

illuminate

illusion

image

imagination

immense

impish

impulse

incendiary

incite

indecent

in-depth

indiscreet

infinite

inflame

inflate

infuse

inhibit

innocent

insistent

intense

interval

interpersonal    

intimate

intoxicate

irascible

itch

ivory

jam

jaunty

jealous

jiggle

jubilant

juicy

jut

keep

kinky

kind

kindle

lacy

languid

large

laugh

laze

layer

lash

leak

lick

lightly

limber

linger

like

lipstick

liquefy

liquid

listen

livid

lonely

loose

love

lovely

loving

lubricate

lucky

lunge

luscious

lush

luster

macabre

mad

magnetic

maintain

majestic

marital

massage

masterful

maze

meadow

memory

mere

merge

mesmerize

miracle

mirage

mirror

modest

moderate

moisture

moment

moon

motivate

mutual

mystify

mythical

naked

natural

nerves

niche

nude

nurse

nurture

nymph

nympho

odor

oily

ooze

opalescent

opiate

oral

organ

overcome

pace

pacify

pale

palm

partake

passionate

pause

peek

penchant

perceptive

pervasive

pet

petal

petulant

pillow

pique

please

pliant

plunge

plush

poised

poke

polish

pout

pretty

prick

prickle

primal

primitive

private

probe

provocative    

provoke

quake

quality

quantity

qualm

quicken

quiver

rave

ravish

radiate

rare

real

realize

rebel

recline

redolent

refresh

refreshing

release

relax

reluctant

renew

repose

replete

restless

restrain

ride

rise

rock

roll

romantic

rose

rosy

rowdy

ruffle

sass

satiate

satin

satisfy

saturate

saucy

savage

scamp

scanty

scent

scheme

scintillate

scorching

secluded

secret

selective

sensational    

sense

sensuality

sensuous

sentimental

serious

sexy

sexual

shadow

shady

shallow

share

sheer

shell

shiver

shivery

shoot

show

shy

sift

sight

silken

silky

silhouette

silvery

simulate

sinew

sinewy

sincere

sinsational

siren

sizzle

skimpy

sky

sleepy

slender

slick

slim

slip

slot

slow

slowly

smolder

smooth

sober

sordid

soul

spark

sparkle

spent

spice

spicy

spiritual

spoil

springy

squirt

star

stare

starlight

starry

startle

stay

steal

steamy

stiffen

stimulate

sting

stir

stormy

straddle

straight

stream

strip

strive

stroke

stun

subconscious   

sublimate

sublime

submerse

submit

succulent

suckle

suffer

sulky

sultry

sumptuous

sun

surf

surge

surreal

surreptitious

surrogate

svelte

swap

sweetheart

swept

sweet

swell

swim

tame

tan

tangy

taper

taste

tawdry

tear

tenacity

tantalize

tender

tense

texture

thrill

throes

thrum

tight

tingle

titillate

tongue

touch

tremble

trickle

true

trustful

tumultuous

unbelievable

undulate

understand

unfamiliar

vacant

vacuous

vain

valley

value

vapid

vaporous

variant

variety

vast

veil

velvet

venal

venture

verve

vibrate

violate

virginal

virtue

virtuous

virulent

viscous

vision

vivacious

vocal

volcano

voracious    

wake

wanton

watery

wet

whimper

whisper

wild

wind

winter

wistful

worthy

writhe

x-rated

yacht

yearn

yield

zany

zealous

zest

zone