carnal
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car·nal
(kär'nəl) 
adj.
carnally car'nal·ly adv.
adj.
- Relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites: carnal desire.
- Worldly or earthly; temporal: the carnal world.
- Of or relating to the body or flesh; bodily: carnal remains.
[Middle English, from Old North French carnel, from Latin carnālis, from Latin carō, carn-, flesh.]
carnality car·nal'i·ty (kär-năl'ĭ-tē) n.carnally car'nal·ly adv.
Roget's Thesaurus:
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carnal
adjective
- Relating to the desires and appetites of the body: animal, fleshly, physical, sensual. See body/spirit.
Antonyms by Answers.com:
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carnal
adj
Definition: erotic, sensual
Antonyms: chaste, clean, intellectual, pure, spiritual
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carnal
IN BRIEF: adj. - Of or relating to the body or flesh adj. - Marked by the appetites and passions of the body.
Tutor's tip: A "charnel" is a place where dead bodies are kept, but if something is "carnal" it is something that relates to physical desires.
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Random House Word Menu:
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categories related to 'carnal'
- Vulgar, Rude, Degenerate, or Wild
- Sexuality and Libido - carnal: (adj) relating to physical desire
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Carnal
Nederlands (Dutch)
vleselijk, werelds, sensueel, seksueel
Français (French)
adj. - charnel
Deutsch (German)
adj. - körperlich, sinnlich, profan
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - σαρκικός
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - carnal, sensual, mundano
Español (Spanish)
adj. - carnal
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - sinnlig, världslig
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
肉体的, 肉欲的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 肉體的, 肉欲的
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 肉体の, 肉欲の
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) جسدي, شهواني, جنسي
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - גופני, מיני, גשמי, בשרי, חושני
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