English Explanatory Dictionary

carnal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites or activities.
  2. Worldly or earthly; temporal.
  3. Of or relating to the body or flesh.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɑɹnəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-carnal.wav

Word forms

carnal more carnal most carnal

Etymology

From Middle English, from Latin carnālis (“fleshly, of the flesh”), from carō (“flesh”). By surface analysis, Latin carn- (“meat, flesh”) + -al.

Related words

incarnate incarnation reincarnate reincarnation

Derived words

carnalism carnalist carnality carnalization carnalize carnal knowledge carnally carnalness hypercarnal noncarnal uncarnal
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