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Carnal vs Salacious - What's the difference?

carnal | salacious | Synonyms |

Carnal is a synonym of salacious.


As adjectives the difference between carnal and salacious

is that carnal is relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites while salacious is promoting sexual desire or lust.

carnal

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites
  • worldly or earthly; temporal
  • of or relating to the body or flesh

    • Derived terms

    * carnal knowledge

    Related terms

    * incarnate * incarnation * reincarnate * reincarnation

    External links

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    salacious

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Promoting sexual desire or lust.
  • Lascivious, bawdy, obscene, lewd.

    • Synonyms

    * ardent, hot, dirty, lubricious

    Derived terms

    * salaciousness