🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

육욕

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yuk-yok

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Carnality/kɑːrˈنæləti/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #28500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그 작품은 인간의 육욕과 정신적 갈등을 다루고 있다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The quality of being worldly, sensual, or preoccupied with physical and sexual appetites rather than spiritual matters.

    "The novel explores the tension between spiritual devotion and undeniable human carnality."
  2. 2

    Direct reference to the physical body and its material nature.

    "His artwork emphasizes the stark carnality of the human form through raw, unfiltered brushstrokes."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Latin word carnalitas, stemming from the Latin caro (meaning 'flesh', genitive carnis). It entered Middle English via Old French in the 15th century, initially referring to bodily appetites and sexual desires before expanding into theological discussions regarding worldly versus spiritual nature.

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