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Definition: Carnal Knowledge |
Carnal KnowledgeNoun1. 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. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: Carnal KnowledgeSynonyms: coition (n), coitus (n), congress (n), copulation (n), intercourse (n), relation (n), sex act (n), sexual congress (n), sexual intercourse (n), sexual relation (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Sexuality | Sexual intercourse, copulation, mating, coitus, sex; lovemaking, marital relations, sexual union; sleeping together, carnal knowledge. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Carnal Knowledge |
| Specialty definitions using "carnal knowledge": MUTTON ♦ TO GRIND, TO TUP. (references) |
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Movie/TV Titles | Carnal Knowledge (1971) | |
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Children | Gambia | Any person who has carnal knowledge of a girl under the age of 16 is guilty of a felony (except in the case of marriage, which can be as early as 12 years of age). (references) |
Worker Rights | Malta | The White Slave Traffic Ordinance and the Criminal Code prohibit procurement for prostitution, pornography, sexual offenses, defilement of minors, illegal detainment, unlawful carnal knowledge, and indecent assault. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
Expression using "carnal knowledge": unlawful carnal knowledge. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
carnal knowledge | 54 |
for unlawful carnal knowledge | 16 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "carnal knowledge"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Dutch | vleselijke gemeenschap (carnal access), sexuele omgang (carnal access), seksuele omgang (carnal access, intercourse, sexual relations), intieme omgang (carnal access), intieme betrekkingen (carnal access), geslachtsverkeer (carnal access). (various references) | |
Finnish | sukupuoliyhteys (carnal access). (various references) | |
French | rapports intimes (carnal access). (various references) | |
German | Geschlechtsverkehr (coition, intercourse, intimacy, sex, sexual intercourse). (various references) | |
Hungarian | nemi közösülés (sexual intercourse). (various references) | |
Italian | rapporto intimo (carnal access), rapporto carnale (carnal access). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 女の味'知る (to have carnal knowledge). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | お"なのあじ'しる (to have carnal knowledge). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | arnalcay owledgeknay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | relações carnais (carnal access), relações íntimas (intimacy). (various references) | |
Russian | половые сношения (intercourse). (various references) | |
Swedish | sexuellt umgänge (sexual intercourse), könsumgänge. (various references) | |
Turkish | cinsel ilişki (act, commerce, intimacy, it, screw, sex, sexual act, sexual intercourse, shot, snatch, trick). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Misspellings | |
"Carnal Knowledge" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: carnal knoledge. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-d-e-e-g-k-l-l-n-n-o-r-w" | |
-4 letters: acknowledge. | |
-5 letters: allowanced. | |
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