carnal

adjective

car·nal ˈkär-nᵊl How to pronounce carnal (audio)

: relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites

gluttony and other carnal activities

: marked by sexuality

carnal love

: bodily, corporeal

seen with carnal eyes

: temporal

carnal weapons

the superiority of the spiritual and eternal over the carnal

H. O. Taylor

: worldly

a carnal mind

carnality

kär-ˈna-lə-tē How to pronounce carnal (audio)

noun

carnally

ˈkär-nə-lē How to pronounce carnal (audio)

adverb

Synonyms

earthborn
earthbound
earthly
fleshly
material
mundane
sublunary
temporal
terrene
terrestrial
worldly

See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

the preacher warned that those who were interested only in carnal pursuits would not see the kingdom of heaven a missionary who tends to the carnal needs of the people as well as to their spiritual concerns

Recent Examples on the Web As Trey becomes a regular, the bathhouse acts as a home away from home, where friendly intimacy exists as surely as the carnal kind.

Ilana Masad, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2022 Here, the passion Pearl feels is more charnel than carnal.

Peter Debruge, Variety, 3 Sep. 2022 Surrett pleaded guilty to two counts of carnal knowledge and two counts of indecent acts involving a minor in October 1994 and was sentenced to 10 years in prison at Fort Leavenworth, according to the records cited by Oregon Public Broadcasting.

oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2022 There seemed to be much more to the story than the satisfaction of one man’s carnal needs.

Nina Burleigh, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2021 Drake is lost inside his carnal desires and yearns for that special touch from his side-chick.

Richy Rosario, Billboard, 27 June 2022 Both drugs and caviar suggest disposable income that is dog-eared for pleasure, and a bump done off the back of a hand adds a decidedly carnal element.

Mackenzie Chung Fegan, Bon Appétit, 15 July 2022 Zoller stages it as a swinging ‘60s go-go dancing fever dream, accented by amusingly abstract (and non-explicit) acts of carnal coupling.

Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2022 The notion of surrender is at the heart of Mike Hadreas’s carnal and sensual new album, Ugly Season.

Jason Kyle Howard, The Atlantic, 17 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French or Late Latin; Anglo-French carnel, charnel, from Late Latin carnalis, from Latin carn-, caro flesh; akin to Greek keirein to cut — more at shear

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

单词	carnality
释义	carnal adjective car·nal ˈkär-nᵊl 1 a : relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites gluttony and other carnal activities b : marked by sexuality carnal love 2 : bodily, corporeal seen with carnal eyes 3 a : temporal carnal weapons the superiority of the spiritual and eternal over the carnal H. O. Taylor b : worldly a carnal mind carnality kär-ˈna-lə-tē noun carnally ˈkär-nə-lē adverb Synonyms earthborn earthbound earthly fleshly material mundane sublunary temporal terrene terrestrial worldly See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences the preacher warned that those who were interested only in carnal pursuits would not see the kingdom of heaven a missionary who tends to the carnal needs of the people as well as to their spiritual concerns Recent Examples on the Web As Trey becomes a regular, the bathhouse acts as a home away from home, where friendly intimacy exists as surely as the carnal kind. Ilana Masad, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2022 Here, the passion Pearl feels is more charnel than carnal. Peter Debruge, Variety, 3 Sep. 2022 Surrett pleaded guilty to two counts of carnal knowledge and two counts of indecent acts involving a minor in October 1994 and was sentenced to 10 years in prison at Fort Leavenworth, according to the records cited by Oregon Public Broadcasting. oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2022 There seemed to be much more to the story than the satisfaction of one man’s carnal needs. Nina Burleigh, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2021 Drake is lost inside his carnal desires and yearns for that special touch from his side-chick. Richy Rosario, Billboard, 27 June 2022 Both drugs and caviar suggest disposable income that is dog-eared for pleasure, and a bump done off the back of a hand adds a decidedly carnal element. Mackenzie Chung Fegan, Bon Appétit, 15 July 2022 Zoller stages it as a swinging ‘60s go-go dancing fever dream, accented by amusingly abstract (and non-explicit) acts of carnal coupling. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2022 The notion of surrender is at the heart of Mike Hadreas’s carnal and sensual new album, Ugly Season. Jason Kyle Howard, The Atlantic, 17 June 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English, from Anglo-French or Late Latin; Anglo-French carnel, charnel, from Late Latin carnalis, from Latin carn-, caro flesh; akin to Greek keirein to cut — more at shear First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a carnality noun as in sensuality excessive pursuit of fleshly pleasures a rich playboy who was undone by his own carnality Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance sensuality greed hedonism voluptuousness debauchery ravenousness wantonness rapacity sybaritism gluttony rapaciousness immoderation intemperance dissipation venery self-indulgence Antonyms & Near Antonyms abstinence temperance asceticism sobriety
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