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- pronunciation:
- kar
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
of or pertaining to the flesh or body, esp. sexual appetites and activities.
He gave up carnal pleasures when he became a priest.- synonyms:
- erotic, fleshly, libidinous, sensual, sexual
- antonyms:
- intellectual
- similar words:
- animal, bodily, earthy, lascivious, lustful, voluptuous
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| definition 2: |
of this world; human or earthly rather than spiritual.
- synonyms:
- earthly, material, mundane, profane, secular, temporal, worldly
- antonyms:
- spiritual
- similar words:
- corporeal, physical, sensual, terrestrial
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| related words: |
erotic, lecherous, mundane, outward, passionate, secular, worldly |
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| derivations: |
carnally (adv.), carnality (n.) |
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