carnal
Relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites or activitiesRelating to the physical and especially sexual appetites or activities.
» There is a constant perception of carnal joy as spiritual.
Есть постоянное восприятие плотской радости в качестве духовной. — BW
AlanF_US · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 sensesRelating to the physical and especially sexual appetites or activities.
fleischlich, körperlich, sexuell
чувственныйčuvstvennyj, плотскийplotskij
Worldly or earthly; temporal.
diesseitig
земно́йzemnój, мирскойmirskoj
земнийzemnyj
Of or relating to the body or flesh.
телесныйtelesnyj, плотскийplotskij
of or relating to the body or flesh
Examples
5 sentencesThere is a constant perception of carnal joy as spiritual.
ruЕсть постоянное восприятие плотской радости в качестве духовной. — BW
Layla had insatiable carnal needs.
Once a person prostrates to food, they are ready to prostrate to carnal desires and human feelings.
Rather than swearing off carnal pleasures, you may find it better to develop a healthy relationship with them.
Carnal desires are said to have been Rasputin's vices.
deFleischliche Lüste sollen die Laster Rasputins gewesen sein. — tarsier
Translations
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By meaning 3
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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| Comparative | more carnal Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most carnal Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsWord family
16 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.