Meanings
nouncarnality (countable and uncountable, plural carnalities)
plural carnalities
- countableuncountableThe state of being carnal.
- countableuncountableA preoccupation with sexual desire.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounfeeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latincarnālitās
- Middle Englishcarnalitee
- Englishcarnality
From Middle English carnalitee, carnalyte, carnalite, from Latin carnālitās, equivalent to carnal + -ity. Compare Old French charnalité.
More words from Middle English, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian чувственост, плътско желание
- чувственост (čuvstvenost)state of being carnal
- плътско желание (plătsko želanie)state of being carnal
Irish collaíocht
- collaíochtstate of being carnal
Swedish köttslighet
- köttslighetstate of being carnal
Cite this entry
APA
carnality. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carnality
MLA
“carnality.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carnality. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carnality,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carnality.
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