carnally
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Definition
- Adverb:
- In a manner relating to physical, especially sexual, appetites and activities: The word "carnally" describes actions or desires connected to the physical body and its senses, often with a strong emphasis on sexuality, as opposed to the spiritual or intellectual.
- In a sensual or fleshly manner: It can also refer more broadly to a focus on worldly, bodily pleasures.
Usage Examples
- Adverb:
- He was accused of knowing her carnally. (He was accused of having a sexual relationship with her.)
- She wrote about desire carnally and without shame. (She wrote about desire in a physical, sensual way and without feeling ashamed.)
- The philosophy rejected purely carnally motivated pursuits. (The philosophy rejected pursuits driven only by bodily pleasures.)
Advanced Usage
- "Carnally knowing": A formal or legal phrase meaning to have sexual intercourse with someone.
- The old statute referred to the crime of "carnally knowing" a minor.
- Used to contrast physical and spiritual states.
- He argued that humans are connected carnally to the earth but spiritually to the divine.
Variants and Related Words
- Carnal (adjective): Relating to physical, especially sexual, needs and activities.
- carnal desires, carnal knowledge
- Carnality (noun): The state of being carnal; preoccupation with physical, especially sexual, pleasure.
- The poem explores themes of love and carnality.
Synonyms
- Sensually: In a way that relates to the physical senses.
- Fleshly: In a manner pertaining to the body and its appetites.
- Sexually: In a manner involving physical sexual activity.
Antonyms
- Spiritually: In a way that relates to the spirit or soul, not physical matters.
- Platonically: In a way that is intimate but not sexual.