Carnality

noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being carnal. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness wordnet
  3. 3
    A preoccupation with sexual desire. countable, uncountable

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prurienceadamamoralityanimalismanimalityaphrodisia

Example

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"If he were to seek another woman to satiate his carnality, I wouldn't want to know."

Etymology

From Middle English carnalitee, carnalyte, carnalite, from Latin carnālitās, equivalent to carnal + -ity. Compare Old French charnalité.

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