Carnal — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

marked by the appetites and passions of the body

of or relating to the body or flesh

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹnəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈakwɐnˌɔːts/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈakwɐnˌɔːts/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹnəl/.

Examples

animal instincts
carnal knowledge
fleshly desire

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sensual animal fleshly

Parts of Speech

adjective	marked by the appetites and passions of the body “animal instincts”
adjective	of or relating to the body or flesh “carnal remains”

Word Forms

animality	noun	the physical (or animal) side of a person as opposed to the spirit or intellect
carnalize	verb	debase through carnal gratification
carnality	noun	feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness
sensualness	noun	desire for sensual pleasures
sensuality	noun	desire for sensual pleasures

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

fleischlich

geprägt von den Begierden und Leidenschaften des Körpers

🇫🇷French

charnel

marqué par les appétits et les passions du corps

🇮🇹Italian

carnale

segnato dagli appetiti e dalle passioni del corpo

🇳🇱Dutch

vleselijk

gekenmerkt door de begeerten en hartstochten van het lichaam

🇷🇺Russian

плотской

отмечен аппетитами и страстями тела

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कामुक

शरीर की भूख और जुनून द्वारा चिह्नित

🇧🇩Bengali

শারীরিক

শরীরের ক্ষুধা এবং আবেগ দ্বারা চিহ্নিত

🇮🇳Tamil

உடல் சார்ந்த

உடலின் பசி மற்றும் உணர்ச்சிகளால் குறிக்கப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

శరీరానికి సంబంధించిన

శరీరం యొక్క ఆకలి మరియు కోరికల ద్వారా గుర్తించబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

शारीरिक

शरीराच्या भूक आणि आकांक्षा द्वारे चिन्हांकित

🇮🇳Gujarati

દૈહિક

શરીરની ભૂખ અને જુસ્સો દ્વારા ચિહ્નિત થયેલ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಷಯಲೋಲುಪತೆಯ

ದೇಹದ ಹಸಿವು ಮತ್ತು ಭಾವೋದ್ರೇಕಗಳಿಂದ ಗುರುತಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ജഡികമായ

ശരീരത്തിൻ്റെ വിശപ്പുകളാലും അഭിനിവേശങ്ങളാലും അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਰੀਰਕ

ਸਰੀਰ ਦੀ ਭੁੱਖ ਅਤੇ ਜਨੂੰਨ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹਿਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

جسمانی

جسم کی بھوک اور جذبات سے نشان زد

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

肉体的

以身体的食欲和激情为标志

🇯🇵Japanese

肉欲的な

体の食欲と情熱によって特徴づけられる

🇰🇷Korean

육체의

신체의 식욕과 정욕으로 표시됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xác thịt

được đánh dấu bằng sự thèm ăn và đam mê của cơ thể

🇹🇭Thai

กามารมณ์

บ่งบอกถึงความอยากและกิเลสตัณหาของร่างกาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

jasmani

ditandai dengan selera dan nafsu tubuh

🇵🇭Filipino

karnal

minarkahan ng mga gana at hilig ng katawan

🇲🇾Malay

duniawi

ditandai dengan selera dan nafsu badan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جسدي

🇮🇷Persian

نفسانی

با اشتها و اشتیاق بدن مشخص شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

bedensel

bedenin arzuları ve tutkuları tarafından işaretlenir

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוּשָׁנִי

מסומן על ידי התיאבון והתשוקות של הגוף

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