carnal
Of the flesh
Carnal means relating to the physical body and its appetites, especially sexual desires.
The word carries connotations of earthly pleasures as opposed to spiritual concerns: carnal desires, carnal knowledge.
Legal language uses carnal knowledge as a formal term for sexual intercourse.
The sermon warned against carnal temptations.
Feeling strong sexual desire
- eroticSexually stimulating
- sensualOf bodily pleasure
- libidinousHaving strong carnal desires
- lecherousShowing excessive sexual desire
lascivious · prurient · salacious · concupiscent · wanton · lewd · licentious · passionate
Soft body matter
- corporealHaving physical existence
- physicalOf body or matter
- sensoryRelated to perception
- embodiedGiven corporeal expression
visceral · tangible · somatic · material · earthly · mortal · human · worldly
First in origin
- bestialResembling a savage creature
- feralWild after domestication
- instinctualDriven by natural impulse
- beastlySavagely cruel or unpleasant
brutish · raw · savage · untamed · predatory · ravenous · base · primitive
Sources of enjoyment
- appetitesDesires for nourishment
- gratificationPleasure from satisfying desires
- hedonisticDevoted to sensual pursuits
- decadentSelf-indulgent, often corruptly
voluptuous · sybaritic · sensory · gluttony · excess · indulgence · epicurean · self-gratification
lustful
Feeling strong sexual desire
- eroticSexually stimulating
- sensualOf bodily pleasure
- libidinousHaving strong carnal desires
lecherous · lascivious · prurient · salacious · concupiscent · wanton · lewd · licentious · passionate · amorous
flesh
Soft body matter
embodied · visceral · tangible · somatic · material · earthly · mortal · human · worldly · temporal
primal
First in origin
- bestialResembling a savage creature
- feralWild after domestication
- instinctualDriven by natural impulse
beastly · brutish · raw · savage · untamed · predatory · ravenous · base · primitive · unrestrained
pleasures
Sources of enjoyment
- appetitesDesires for nourishment
- gratificationPleasure from satisfying desires
- hedonisticDevoted to sensual pursuits
decadent · voluptuous · sybaritic · sensory · gluttony · excess · indulgence · epicurean · self-gratification · satiation
carnalspiritual
Relating to the soul
divine · transcendent · ethereal · incorporeal · sacred
- carnival ridesMechanical amusements at fairs
- carnival gameBooth competition for prizes
- carnival barkerFairground attraction promoter
- winter carnivalCold-season outdoor celebration
- carnival prizeAward from midway games
- school carnivalCampus fundraising festival
carnival, carnivore, carnage, incarnate, incarnation, carnation, reincarnation, carnality, incarnated