carnal en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɑɹnəl/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English carnal, from Old French charnel, from Late Latin carnālis (“fleshy”), from oblique stem of Latin carō, carnis (“meat, flesh”) + -ālis (whence -al).
Meanings
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Relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites or activities.
At the town of Mendes, in the principal temple, there was a living male goat, with which, if the statement of Herodotus is to be accepted, naked female worshippers actually had carnal intercourse.
1941, George Ryley Scott, Phallic Worship: A History of Sex and Sex Rites in Relation to the Religions of All Races from Antiquity to the Present Day, London: T. Werner Laurie, page 29:
- Worldly or earthly; temporal.
- Of or relating to the body or flesh.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most carnal | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more carnal | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
carnalization · carnalist · carnalize · uncarnal · carnality · hypercarnal · carnal knowledge · noncarnal · carnalness · carnally · carnalism
Relateds
incarnation · incarnate · reincarnation · reincarnate
Translations (42)
ar جَسَدُيّ (relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites) · ru плотский (of or relating to the body or flesh) · de sexuell (relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites) · de sinnlich (relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites) · ca carnal (of or relating to the body or flesh) · fi lihallinen (of or relating to the body or flesh) · el σαρκικός (relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites) · uk земний (worldly or earthly; temporal) · es carnal (of or relating to the body or flesh) · got 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (of or relating to the body or flesh) · de fleischlich (relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites) · fi ruumiillinen (of or relating to the body or flesh) · fi ajallinen (worldly or earthly; temporal) · fi maallinen (worldly or earthly; temporal) · eo karna (of or relating to the body or flesh) · pl cielesny (relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites) · fa تنانه (relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites) · es carnal (relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites) · pt carnal (relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites) · bg светски (worldly or earthly; temporal) · cy cnawdol (relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites) · ang flǣsċlīċ (relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites) · ru плотский (relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites) · fr charnel (relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites) · ang flǣsċlīċ (of or relating to the body or flesh) · pt carnal (worldly or earthly; temporal) · bg телесен (of or relating to the body or flesh) · ru телесный (of or relating to the body or flesh) · eo fivolupta (relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites) · cy cnawdol (of or relating to the body or flesh) · ru земно́й (worldly or earthly; temporal) · ru мирской (worldly or earthly; temporal) · de diesseitig (worldly or earthly; temporal) · es carnal (worldly or earthly; temporal) · pt carnal (of or relating to the body or flesh) · ang flǣsċlīċ (worldly or earthly; temporal) · ru чувственный (relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites) · bg плътски (relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites) · fi maailmallinen (worldly or earthly; temporal) · fi himokas (relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites) · de körperlich (relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites) · ca carnal (relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites)