Meaning

3 senses
  1. Relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites or activities.

    fleischlich, körperlich, sexuell

    чувственныйčuvstvennyj, плотскийplotskij

  2. Worldly or earthly; temporal.

    diesseitig

    земно́йzemnój, мирскойmirskoj

    земнийzemnyj

  3. Of or relating to the body or flesh.

    телесныйtelesnyj, плотскийplotskij

    of or relating to the body or flesh

Examples

5 sentences
  1. There is a constant perception of carnal joy as spiritual.

    ruЕсть постоянное восприятие плотской радости в качестве духовной.

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  2. Layla had insatiable carnal needs.

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  3. Once a person prostrates to food, they are ready to prostrate to carnal desires and human feelings.

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  4. Rather than swearing off carnal pleasures, you may find it better to develop a healthy relationship with them.

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  5. Carnal desires are said to have been Rasputin's vices.

    deFleischliche Lüste sollen die Laster Rasputins gewesen sein.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
worldly or earthly; temporal:
Русский
By meaning 3
relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites:
worldly or earthly; temporal:
of or relating to the body or flesh:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites:
worldly or earthly; temporal:

Origin

From Middle English carnal, from Old French charnel, from Late Latin carnālis (“fleshy”),

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).

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Forms

more carnal, most carnal
Comparativemore carnal Lesson
Superlativemost carnal Lesson

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

16 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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