English → Latin
“carnal” in Latin
voluptāriuspleasant, agreeable, delightful; sensuallibīdinōsuslibidinous, licentious, lecherous; passionate; yearning for somethingvoluptāspleasure, delight, enjoyment, satisfaction; joy, charmerimpudīcusshameless, impudent; unchaste, impure, immodest, immoral, lewd
The English word carnal itself goes back to Latin carō, through carnālis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
carnal
voluptarius (in a less evil sense): libidinosus (without restraint): ad voluptates propensus; voluptatibus or rebus venereis deditus; libidinum plenus: libidine accensus (where a single instance, and not a habit, is implied): impudicus (without shame): a carnal life, vita libidinosa; vita libidinibus dedita, or in libidines effusa: to be carnal, libidini deditum esse; libidinum plenum esse.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for carnal?
- The usual Latin words for “carnal” are voluptārius, libīdinōsus, voluptās; also impudīcus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.