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fleshly

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of fleshly

1 having to do with life on earth especially as opposed to that in heaven

  • a time of year when people shouldn't focus on fleshly concerns, but instead on spiritual matters
Synonyms of fleshly

carnal, earthborn, earthbound, earthly, material, mundane, sublunary, temporal, terrene, terrestrial, worldly
Words Related to fleshly

animal, bodily, corporal, corporeal, physical

daily, diurnal

unspiritual

anthropic (or anthropical), anthropocentric
Near Antonyms of fleshly

celestial, Elysian, empyreal, empyrean, supernal

metaphysical

devotional, divine, religious, sacred, spiritual, utopian

extraterrestrial

ethereal, supernatural, transcendent, transcendental
Antonyms of fleshly

heavenly, nontemporal, unearthly, unworldly

2 of or relating to the human body

  • the fleshly eye sees the only finished painting, but the mind's eye sees the genius behind its creation
Synonyms of fleshly

animal, bodily, carnal, corporal, corporeal, material, physical, somatic
Words Related to fleshly

anatomic (or anatomical), physiological (or physiologic)

sensual, sensuous

hand-to-hand
Near Antonyms of fleshly

cerebral, inner, intellectual, mental, psychological (also psychologic)

bodiless, immaterial, incorporeal, insubstantial, spiritual

ethereal, metaphysical, psychic (also psychical)
Antonyms of fleshly

nonmaterial, nonphysical

3 pleasing to the physical senses

  • returning campers looking forward to all the fleshly pleasures of home, including warm baths
Synonyms of fleshly

carnal, luscious, lush, sensual, sensuous, voluptuous
Words Related to fleshly

bodily, corporeal

agreeable, delectable, delicious, delightful, dreamy, gratifying, palatable, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, scrumptious

epicurean, luxurious, self-indulgent
Near Antonyms of fleshly

harsh, painful, uncomfortable

disgusting, foul, hideous, icky

Synonym Discussion of fleshly

carnal, fleshly, sensual, animal mean having a relation to the body. carnal may mean only this but more often connotes derogatorily an action or manifestation of a person's lower nature.
    • a slave to carnal desires
fleshly is less derogatory than carnal.
    • a saint who had experienced fleshly temptations
sensual may apply to any gratification of a bodily desire or pleasure but commonly implies sexual appetite with absence of the spiritual or intellectual.
    • fleshpots providing sensual delights
animal stresses the physical as distinguished from the rational nature of a person.
    • led a mindless animal existence

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