as in sensuality
excessive pursuit of fleshly pleasures
a rich playboy who was undone by his own carnality
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Recent Examples of carnality
But as Maud's God begins to talk back, and her desperate pleas for divine intervention send her into fits of orgasmic fervor and desperate carnality, Glass hints at the depths of mania powering the nurse's dedication.
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Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
And then there are the satiric quips, the candid carnality, and the love-it-or-leave-it depiction of life in Los Angeles.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2025
Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
And then there are the satiric quips, the candid carnality, and the love-it-or-leave-it depiction of life in Los Angeles.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carnality
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But Vacancy, her first record solely under Interscope, doesn't completely abandon the self-possession and sensuality that's become synonymous with her sound.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
23 Jan. 2026
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Arnold Jerocki/Getty A public homage will take place at a nearby site for admirers of the woman whose image once symbolized France's postwar liberation and sensuality.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Nominated for 10 Oscars, The Irishman sees Scorsese continuing his career-long exploration of the links between power, violence, greed, and the American dream.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Jan. 2026
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The Shift from Profit to Purpose While most companies are in the business of making money, history shows that greed as a business strategy often fails.—
Serenity Gibbons,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The best sandwiches toe the line between pure hedonism and health—the bite of vinegar and brine, the crunch of fresh vegetables.—
Megan Spurrell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Jan. 2026
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Much of Hurry Up Tomorrow sees the Weeknd trying to make peace with his transformation—wrestling with the old habits that haunt him, watching his legacy slip away, recognizing the limits of hedonism, navigating nostalgia and sentimentality.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Carnality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carnality. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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