fleshly

flesh·ly

adj \ˈflesh-lē\

Definition of FLESHLY

1

a : corporeal, bodily b : of, relating to, or characterized by indulgence of bodily appetites; especially : lascivious <fleshly desires> c : not spiritual : worldly

2

: fleshy 1a

3

: having a sensuous quality <fleshly art>

Examples of FLESHLY

1. <a time of year when people shouldn't focus on fleshly concerns, but instead on spiritual matters>
2. <the fleshly eye sees the only finished painting, but the mind's eye sees the genius behind its creation>

First Known Use of FLESHLY

before 12th century

Related to FLESHLY

Synonyms: carnal, earthborn, earthbound, earthly, material, mundane, sublunary, temporal, terrene, terrestrial, worldly

Antonyms: heavenly, nontemporal, unearthly, unworldly

Related Words: animal, bodily, corporal, corporeal, physical; daily, diurnal; unspiritual; anthropic (or anthropical), anthropocentric

Near Antonyms: celestial, Elysian, empyreal, empyrean, supernal; metaphysical; devotional, divine, religious, sacred, spiritual, utopian; extraterrestrial; ethereal, supernatural, transcendent, transcendental

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Rhymes with FLESHLY

freshly