carnal
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle English, from Latin carnālis (“fleshly, of the flesh (Medieval Latin natural, of the same blood or descent)”), from caro (“flesh”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- Rhymes: -ɑː(r)nəl
Adjective [edit]
carnal (comparative more carnal, superlative most carnal)
- relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites
- worldly or earthly; temporal
- of or relating to the body or flesh
Derived terms [edit]
Related terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites
worldly or earthly; temporal
of or relating to the body or flesh
External links [edit]
- carnal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- carnal in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Spanish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin carnālis (“fleshly, of the flesh”), from caro (“flesh”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ka̠ɾˈna̠l/
Adjective [edit]
carnal m and f (plural carnales)
Synonyms [edit]
Noun [edit]
carnal m (plural carnales, feminine singular carnala, feminine plural carnalas)
- (Mexico) brother (short form of hermano carnal, "carnal brother", in opposition to adopted or in-law)
