carnality means the state of being carnal. It carries an Arena rating of 1645, earned across 19 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, carnality ranks #3,238 of 17,134 for Most Malleable Words, #3,414 of 17,126 for Most Satisfying to Say, #4,357 of 17,131 for Scariest Words, #5,134 of 17,128 for Most Ponderous Words.
Why “carnality” is a great word
CARNALITY — [Noun] A preoccupation with or indulgence in physical, especially sexual, desires. From Middle English carnalitee, from Latin carnālitās, from carnalis ("of the flesh") + -itas ("-ity"). Unlike "sensuality," which refines sensory experience into an aesthetic, or "asceticism," which renounces it, carnality is the raw and unadorned sovereignty of the flesh. It is the humid breath in a darkened room, the scent of sweat on tangled sheets, the gnawing hunger that reduces the world to a single appetite—a blunt reminder that beneath every intricate thought lies the immutable, animal fact of the body.
Etymology
From Middle English carnalitee, carnalyte, carnalite, from Latin carnālitās, equivalent to carnal + -ity. Compare Old French charnalité.
noun
- The state of being carnal.
- A preoccupation with sexual desire.
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