fleshly
adjective
Synonyms
- carnal
- earthborn
- earthbound
- earthly
- material
- mundane
- sublunary
- temporal
- terrene
- terrestrial
- worldly
Example Sentences
Alison Willmore, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2021 They were tempted by curiosity and hunger, by fleshly desires. Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2021 When all seems lost, a magical, fleshly reappearance defies death’s despair. Longreads, 14 Apr. 2020 Our fleshly forms evolved to work within the tug of gravity. National Geographic, 12 June 2019 Beasley’s lush and sculptures are anchored in fleshly experience. Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com, 23 May 2018 A bovine nirvana, in other words, where the fleshly mortification of Theravada Buddhism does not apply. Joseph Hincks / Hong Kong, Time, 30 Aug. 2017 For two decades, Howard has sworn off liquor, cigarettes, women, and other fleshly temptations. Matt Wolfe, New Republic, 2 Aug. 2017 See More Word History
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
fleshly
adjective
Synonyms & Similar Words
- temporal
- mundane
- bodily
- earthly
- physical
- animal
- terrestrial
- carnal
- worldly
- terrene
- corporeal
- earthbound
- sublunary
- earthborn
- material
- daily
- corporal
- unspiritual
- diurnal
- anthropocentric
- anthropic
- anthropical
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- heavenly
- celestial
- unearthly
- spiritual
- unworldly
- nontemporal
- metaphysical
- divine
- supernal
- religious
- empyrean
- sacred
- empyreal
- utopian
- devotional
- transcendent
- extraterrestrial
- supernatural
- transcendental
- ethereal
- Elysian
Synonyms & Similar Words
- bodily
- physical
- carnal
- corporeal
- animal
- somatic
- corporal
- physiological
- anatomic
- anatomical
- material
- sensual
- physiologic
- sensuous
- hand-to-hand
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- spiritual
- mental
- psychological
- inner
- intellectual
- nonmaterial
- psychologic
- immaterial
- nonphysical
- cerebral
- psychical
- metaphysical
- incorporeal
- insubstantial
- bodiless
- psychic
- ethereal
Synonyms & Similar Words
- sensual
- carnal
- bodily
- pleasant
- voluptuous
- sensuous
- delicious
- lush
- corporeal
- delightful
- pleasing
- luxurious
- luscious
- pleasurable
- scrumptious
- epicurean
- delectable
- gratifying
- agreeable
- dreamy
- palatable
- self-indulgent
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- painful
- uncomfortable
- harsh
- hideous
- disgusting
- foul
- icky
Synonym Chooser
Some common synonyms of fleshly are animal, carnal, and sensual. While all these words mean "having a relation to the body," fleshly is less derogatory than carnal.
While the synonyms animal and fleshly are close in meaning, animal stresses the physical as distinguished from the rational nature of a person.
While in some cases nearly identical to fleshly, carnal may mean only this but more often connotes derogatorily an action or manifestation of a person's lower nature.
Although the words sensual and fleshly have much in common, sensual may apply to any gratification of a bodily desire or pleasure but commonly implies sexual appetite with absence of the spiritual or intellectual.