physical love
Carnal romantic connection
Physical love is sexual intimacy or erotic affection, as distinguished from emotional or spiritual connection.
The phrase often serves as a gentler alternative to "sex": Their relationship had progressed to physical love.
It can also describe affection expressed through touch—holding, kissing, embracing—without necessarily implying intercourse.
Communication or sexual connection
- copulationSexual joining of bodies
- coitusSexual joining of bodies
- fornicationIntercourse between unmarried persons
- consummationFinal completion or achievement
lovemaking · coupling · mating · bedding · carnality · procreation · conjugal · animalistic
Hold closely in arms
- cuddleAffectionate close embrace
- caressGentle loving touch
- snuggleEmbrace cozily
- nuzzleGentle facial caress
hug · holding · spooning · pillow talk · afterglow · closeness · tenderness · warmth
Intense carnal appetite
- attractionPull toward something
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- longingIntense, persistent desire
hunger · appetite · urge · libido · wanting · ache · need · thirst
Perceiving through physical contact
- caressGentle loving touch
- massageSoft tissue manipulation
- kissTouch with lips
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
skin · lips · fingertips · breath · whisper · scent · taste · sensation
Seeking another's romantic favor
- seductionEnticing someone romantically
- wooingRomantic pursuit of another
- flirtingPlayfully showing romantic interest
- candlelightLuminescence from burning wick
bedroom · rendezvous · tryst · affair · liaison · paramour · passionate · stolen moments
intercourse
Communication or sexual connection
- copulationSexual joining of bodies
- coitusSexual joining of bodies
- fornicationIntercourse between unmarried persons
consummation · lovemaking · coupling · mating · bedding · carnality · procreation · conjugal · animalistic · primal
embrace
Hold closely in arms
nuzzle · hug · holding · spooning · pillow talk · afterglow · closeness · tenderness · warmth · skin-to-skin
lust
Intense carnal appetite
- attractionPull toward something
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
longing · hunger · appetite · urge · libido · wanting · ache · need · thirst · arousal
touch
Perceiving through physical contact
stroke · skin · lips · fingertips · breath · whisper · scent · taste · sensation · tingle
courtship
Seeking another's romantic favor
- seductionEnticing someone romantically
- wooingRomantic pursuit of another
- flirtingPlayfully showing romantic interest
candlelight · bedroom · rendezvous · tryst · affair · liaison · paramour · passionate · stolen moments · secret
- erotic poetryerotic poetry, Sappho, Ovid, Song of Solomon, sensuality
- desireyearn, yearning, crave, craving, lust
physical loveplatonic love
Emotional bond sans desire
spiritual love · romantic friendship · agape · brotherly love · sisterly love
physical lovecelibacy
Abstaining from intimate relations
abstinence · asexuality · chastity · frigidity · coldness
physical lovedivine love
Deity's unconditional affection
spiritual love · heavenly love · agape · unconditional love · mystical union
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