carnal
English
Etymology
From Middle English, from Latin carnālis (“fleshly, of the flesh”), from carō (“flesh”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)nəl
Adjective
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
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Translations
relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites
worldly or earthly; temporal
of or relating to the body or flesh
Further reading
- carnal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- carnal in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese carnal, from Latin carnālis (“of the flesh”), from carō (“flesh”).
Pronunciation
- (Paulista) IPA(key): /kaɾ.ˈnaw/, /kaɹ.ˈnaw/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /kaɾ.ˈnaw/, /kaɻ.ˈnaw/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐɾ.ˈnaɫ/
- Hyphenation: car‧nal
Adjective
carnal m, f (plural carnais, comparable)
- carnal (relating to the physical, especially sexual, appetites)
- (religion) carnal; earthly; worldly (concerned with human matters)
- consanguineous (descending from the same ancestor)
- Irmão carnal.
- Blood brother.
Synonyms
- (worldly): terreno
- (consanguineous): consanguíneo
Antonyms
- (worldly): espiritual
Related terms
- carnalidade
- carnalmente
- carnalizar
- carne
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin carnālis (“fleshly, of the flesh”), from caro (“flesh”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaɾˈnal/
- Rhymes: -al
Adjective
carnal (plural carnales)
Synonyms
Noun
carnal m (plural carnales, feminine carnala, feminine plural carnalas)
- (Mexico) brother (short form of hermano carnal, "carnal brother", in opposition to adopted or in-law)
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