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- Dictionarycarnal/ˈkɑːnl/
adjective
- 1. relating to physical, especially sexual, needs and activities: "carnal desire"
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CARNAL definition: 1. relating to the physical feelings and wants of the body: 2. relating to the physical feelings…. Learn more.
The meaning of CARNAL is relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites. How to use carnal in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Carnal.
1. in or of the flesh; bodily; material or worldly, not spiritual. 2. having to do with or preoccupied with bodily or sexual pleasures; sensual or sexual. Idioms: have carnal knowledge of.
Carnal definition: pertaining to or characterized by the flesh or the body, its passions and appetites; sensual. See examples of CARNAL used in a sentence.
Definitions of carnal. adjective. of or relating to the body or flesh. “ carnal remains” adjective. marked by the appetites and passions of the body. synonyms: animal, fleshly, sensual. physical. involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit. Pronunciation. US. /ˈkɑrnl/ UK. /ˈkɑnəl/ Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Carnal."
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 carnālis, from Latin carō, carn-, flesh; see sker- in Indo-European roots.]
Definition of carnal adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Carnal Definition. kärnəl. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Adjective. Idiom. Filter. adjective. Having to do with or preoccupied with bodily or sexual pleasures; sensual or sexual. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Worldly or earthly; temporal. Wiktionary.
carnal meaning, definition, what is carnal: relating to sex or someone’s body: Learn more.
Carnal, sensual, fleshly, animal all refer to bodily rather than rational or spiritual aspects of humans. Carnal, although it may refer to the body as opposed to the spirit, often refers to sexual needs or urges: carnal cravings, attractions, satisfactions.
