Word of the Day 11.28.08
carnal
car·nal (kär
n
l)
adj.
1. Relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites: carnal desire.
2. Worldly or earthly; temporal: the carnal world.
3. Of or relating to the body or flesh; bodily: carnal remains.
[Middle English, from Old North French carnel, from Latin carn
lis, from Latin car
, carn-, flesh; see sker-1 in Indo-European roots.]
car·nali·ty (kär-n
l
-t
) n.
carnal·ly adv.
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| Adj. | 1. | carnal – marked by the appetites and passions of the body; “animal instincts”; “carnal knowledge”; “fleshly desire”; “a sensual delight in eating”; “music is the only sensual pleasure without vice”
physical – involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit; “physical exercise”; “physical suffering”; “was sloppy about everything but her physical appearance”
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| 2. | carnal – of or relating to the body or flesh; “carnal remains” |