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carnal
[ kahr-nl ]
adjective
- pertaining to or characterized by the flesh or the body, its passions and appetites; sensual:
carnal pleasures.
Synonyms: concupiscent, libidinous, lascivious, lecherous, lustful, bodily
a man of secular, rather carnal, leanings.
carnal
/ ˈkɑːnəl /
adjective
- relating to the appetites and passions of the body; sensual; fleshly
Derived Forms
- carˈnality, noun
- ˈcarnalist, noun
- ˈcarnally, adverb
Other Words From
- car·nal·i·ty [kahr-, nal, -i-tee], car·nal·ness car·nal·ism noun
- car·nal·ly adverb
- hy·per·car·nal adjective
- hy·per·car·nal·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of carnal1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Despite this, some have had a deep impact on me, to the point that we consider ourselves “brothers” or “carnal,” as Central Americans call their brothers.
The heterosexuality of some who have been confined in a prison for many years, surrounded by only testosterone, can succumb to the carnal desires of whoever is able to satisfy them.
Several comrades have succumbed to their most carnal desires and have found in Britany the ideal solution to alleviate forced celibacy.
The trendily spruced-up Meatpacking District, notorious once upon a time as a carnal marketplace, beckons the theater world with director Moisés Kaufman’s thematically resonant if erratic production of “Seven Deadly Sins.”
Birkin whisper-sings with carnal reverie and eventually breaks out into orgasmic moans.
With all due respect to his athletic skill, Gronkowski is not high on the list of NFL players that elicit carnal thoughts.
What if an affair is a process of positive self-discovery rather than selfish carnal impulses?
That play eventually became the movie Carnal Knowledge, directed by Mike Nichols.
Her stories memorably show carnal relations as a means to a vicious end.
More so, in fact, than any number of salacious carnal details.
Charges of unlawful carnal knowledge or indecent assault arise, for the most part, from complaints made by females.
If you examine them about spiritual matters, you will find them merely carnal.
I prayed that the many evils I felt within might be done away, and that I might be weaned from my former carnal acquaintances.
And the sly carnal wisdom of the advice, no less than the charity which made it practicable, left a good taste in the mouth.
David groaned to find that such carnal motives could have influence upon the mind of a powerful preacher.
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