'Carnal knowledge' definitions:
Definition of 'carnal knowledge'
(from WordNet)
noun
The act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur [syn: sexual intercourse, intercourse, sex act, copulation, coitus, coition, sexual congress, congress, sexual relation, relation, carnal knowledge]
Definition of 'Carnal knowledge'
From: GCIDE
- Carnal \Car"nal\, a. [L. carnalis, fr. caro, carnis, flesh; akin to Gr. ?, Skr. kravya; cf. F. charnel, Of. also carnel. Cf. Charnel.]
- 1. Of or pertaining to the body or its appetites; animal; fleshly; sensual; given to sensual indulgence; lustful; human or worldly as opposed to spiritual. [1913 Webster]
- For ye are yet carnal. --1 Cor. iii. 3. [1913 Webster]
- Not sunk in carnal pleasure. --Milton [1913 Webster]
- Carnal desires after miracles. --Trench. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Flesh-devouring; cruel; ravenous; bloody. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- This carnal cur Preys on the issue of his mother's body. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Carnal knowledge, sexual intercourse; -- used especially of an unlawful act on the part of the man. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'carnal knowledge'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- act of love,
- adultery,
- aphrodisia,
- ass,
- balling,
- climax,
- cohabitation,
- coition,
- coitus,
- coitus interruptus,
- commerce,
- congress,
- connection,
- copula,
- copulation,
- coupling,
- diddling,
- fornication,
- intercourse,
- intimacy,
- lovemaking,
- making it with,
- marital relations,
- marriage act,
- mating,
- meat,
- onanism,
- orgasm,
- ovum,
- pareunia,
- procreation,
- relations,
- screwing,
- sex,
- sex act,
- sexual climax,
- sexual commerce,
- sexual congress,
- sexual intercourse,
- sexual relations,
- sexual union,
- sleeping with,
- sperm,
- venery