carnal

car·nal  (kärnl)

adj.

1. Relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites: carnal desire.

2. Worldly or earthly; temporal: the carnal world.

3. Of or relating to the body or flesh; bodily: carnal remains.

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[Middle English, from Old North French carnel, from Latin carnlis, from Latin car, carn-, flesh; see sker-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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car·nali·ty (kär-nl-t) n.

carnal·ly adv.

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carnal [ˈkɑːn^əl]

adj

relating to the appetites and passions of the body; sensual; fleshly

[from Late Latin: relating to flesh, from Latin carō flesh]

carnalist  n

carnality  n

carnally  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	carnal - marked by the appetites and passions of the body; "animal instincts"; "carnal knowledge"; "fleshly desire"; "a sensual delight in eating"; "music is the only sensual pleasure without vice" animal, fleshly, sensual physical - involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit; "physical exercise"; "physical suffering"; "was sloppy about everything but her physical appearance"
	2.	carnal - of or relating to the body or flesh; "carnal remains"

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carnal

adjective sexual, animal, sexy (informal), fleshly, erotic, sensual, randy (informal, chiefly Brit.), steamy (informal), raunchy (slang), sensuous, voluptuous, lewd, wanton, amorous, salacious, prurient, impure, lascivious, lustful, lecherous, libidinous, licentious, unchaste Their passion became inflamed and their carnal desires ran wild.

Translations

carnal [ˈkɑːnl] ADJ (frm) → carnal
to have carnal knowledge of → tener conocimiento carnal de

carnal

adj → fleischlich, körperlich; carnal desires → sinnliche Begierden pl; carnal lusts → Fleischeslust f (liter); to have carnal knowledge of somebody → mit jdm (Geschlechts)verkehr haben

carnal [ˈkɑːnl] adj → carnale