These people of the remote future were strict vegetarians, and while I was with them, in spite of some carnal cravings, I had to be frugivorous also.
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Carnal
/ˈkɑɹnəl/
Synonyms for "carnal" (131 found)
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Closest matches (27)
Strong matches (39)
Related words (65)
lustfulmaterialmaterialisticmundanenonspiritualnuptialnymphomaniacalobsceneof easy virtueorgiasticoutwardoversexedpandemicpeccablephilistinephysicalpostlapsarianpotentpriapicprocreative
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prodigalprofaneprofligateprurientrandyrecidivistrecidivisticsalacioussatyricsecularsensualsensuoussexsexedsexlikesexualsexysomaticstraightsubstantialswinishtemporalterrestrialunangelicunchasteuncleanundersexedungodlyungoodunrighteousunsaintlyunspiritualunvirtuousvenerealvirtuelessvoluptuousvulgarwantonwaywardweakworldly
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More general
6 entriescorporeal propertyphysical attributesensual attributesexual attributetemporal concernworldly concern
More specific
9 entriesbodily functioncarnal mindearthly concernerotic impulsemuscle tissueromantic attractionsexual actsexual desiretemporal desire
Collocations
5 entriescarnal appetitescarnal desirecarnal knowledgecarnal mindcarnal pleasures
Inflections
2 entriesmore carnalmost carnal
Derivations
4 entriessimilar
1 entriesSample sentences
8 total sentences available.
Layla had insatiable carnal needs.
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Rather than swearing off carnal pleasures, you may find it better to develop a healthy relationship with them.
Source: tatoeba (10478498)
There is a constant perception of carnal joy as spiritual.
Source: tatoeba (10581167)
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