Carnal

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑː(r)nÉ™l

Origin

From Middle English, from Latin carnālis ("fleshly, of the flesh"), from carō ("flesh").

Full definition of carnal

Adjective

1. relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites
2. worldly or earthly; temporal
3. of or relating to the body or flesh

Derived terms

• carnal knowledge

Related terms

• incarnate
• incarnation
• reincarnate
• reincarnation