carnality
The state of being carnalThe state of being carnal.
» If he were to seek another woman to satiate his carnality, I wouldn't want to know.
Sollte er eine andere Frau aufsuchen, um seinen Fleischestrieb zu sättigen, so wollte ich davon nicht wissen.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The state of being carnal.
(countable, uncountable)A preoccupation with sexual desire.
feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness
Examples
1 sentencesIf he were to seek another woman to satiate his carnality, I wouldn't want to know.
deSollte er eine andere Frau aufsuchen, um seinen Fleischestrieb zu sättigen, so wollte ich davon nicht wissen.
Origin
From Middle English carnalitee, carnalyte, carnalite, from Latin carnālitās, equivalent toFrom Middle English carnalitee, carnalyte, carnalite, from Latin carnālitās, equivalent to carnal + -ity. Compare Old French charnalité.
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Forms
plural: carnalities| Singular | carnality |
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness:pruriencepruriencylasciviousnesslubricity
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable