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carnality

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables
car-nal-i-ty
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being carnal.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A preoccupation with sexual desire.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English carnalitee, carnalyte, carnalite, from Latin carnālitās, equivalent to carnal + -ity. Compare Old French charnalité.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

carnalities (plural)

Synonyms

prurience pruriency lasciviousness lubricity

Questions

What does carnality mean?
The state of being carnal.
Where does carnality come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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