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. — Yorwba
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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. — Yorwba
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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regular
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