carnalities
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- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary car·nal adj. Pronunciation: ' kär-n ə l Function: adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French or Late Latin; Anglo-French carnel, charnel, from Late Latin carnalis, from Latin carn-, caro flesh; akin to Greek keirein to cut ― more at SHEAR Date: 14th century 1 a : relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites b : marked by sexuality < carnal love> 2 : BODILY , CORPOREAL <seen with carnal eyes> 3 a : TEMPORAL < carnal weapons> b : WORLDLY <a carnal mind> –car·nal·i·ty \kär- ' na-lə-tē\ noun –car·nal·ly \ ' kär-nə-lē\ adverb synonyms CARNAL , FLESHLY , SENSUAL , ANIMAL mean having a relation to the body. CARNAL may mean only this but more often connotes derogatorily an action or manifestation of a person's lower nature <a slave to carnal desires>. FLESHLY is less derogatory than CARNAL <a saint who had experienced fleshly temptations>. SENSUAL may apply to any gratification of a bodily desire or pleasure but commonly implies sexual appetite with absence of the spiritual or intellectual <fleshpots providing sensual delights>. ANIMAL stresses the physical as distinguished from the rational nature of a person <led a mindless animal existence>.]]>