carnal C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈkɑɹnəl/ See IPA manual Freq #19906 Meanings 1 adj of or relating to the body or flesh Carnal remains. Thesaurus Synonyms bodilyearthlylustfulsensual Word family Derived forms carnalismcarnalistcarnalitycarnalizationcarnalizecarnallycarnalnesshypercarnalnoncarnaluncarnal Related forms incarnateincarnationreincarnatereincarnationcarrioncarnagecarnality Appears in Phrases (1) See all carnal abuse a legal term for sexual abuse of a child Adjective + noun Etymology From Middle English, from Latin carnālis (“fleshly, of the flesh”), from carō (“flesh”). *(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European carnālis Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # carnal **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈkɑɹnəl/ **Frequency rank:** 19906 ## Meanings 1. of or relating to the body or flesh ## Examples - Carnal remains. ## Synonyms - bodily - earthly - lustful - sensual ## Derived Forms - carnalism - carnalist - carnality - carnalization - carnalize - carnally - carnalness - hypercarnal - noncarnal - uncarnal ## Related Forms - incarnate - incarnation - reincarnate - reincarnation - carrion - carnage - carnality ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *(s)ker- - Root: carnālis ## Etymology From Middle English, from Latin carnālis (“fleshly, of the flesh”), from carō (“flesh”). ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown