Definitions for Flesh
flɛʃflesh

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 2 votes

1. fleshnoun

   the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat

2. human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, fleshnoun

   alternative names for the body of a human being

   "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"

3. pulp, fleshverb

   a soft moist part of a fruit

4. fleshverb

   remove adhering flesh from (hides) when preparing leather manufacture

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fleshnoun

   The soft tissue of the body, especially muscle and fat.

2. fleshnoun

   Bare arms, bare legs, bare torso.

3. fleshnoun

   Animal tissue regarded as food; meat.

4. fleshnoun

   The human body as a physical entity.

5. fleshnoun

   The mortal body of a human being, contrasted with the spirit or soul.

6. fleshnoun

   The evil and corrupting principle working in man.

7. fleshnoun

   The skin of a human or animal.

8. fleshnoun

   The soft, often edible, parts of fruits or vegetables.

9. fleshverb

   To bury (something, especially a weapon) in flesh.

10. fleshverb

    To inure or habituate someone in or to a given practice.

11. fleshverb

    To put flesh on; to fatten.

12. fleshverb

    To add details.

    The writer had to go back and flesh out the climactic scene.

13. fleshverb

    to remove the flesh from the skin during the making of leather.

14. Etymology: From flæsc, from flaisk-, from pleh₁ḱ. Compare Old High German "fleisk" (German "Fleisch").

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FLESHnoun

   Etymology: flœc, flœsc, Saxon; vleesch, Dutch; fêol, Erse.

   1. The body distinguished from the soul.

   As if this flesh, which walls about our life,
   Were brass impregnable. William Shakespeare, Richard II.

   A disease that’s in my flesh,
   Which I must needs call mine. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   And thou, my soul, which turn’st with curious eye
   To view the beams of thine own form divine,
   Know, that thou can’st know nothing perfectly,
   While thou art clouded with this flesh of mine. Davies.

   2. The muscles distinguished from the skin, bones, tendons.

   A spirit hath not flesh and bones. New Testament.

   3. Animal food distinguished from vegetable.

   Flesh should be forborne as long as he is in coats, or at least ’till he is two or three years old. John Locke.

   Flesh, without being qualified with acids, is too alkalescent a diet. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.

   Acidity in the infant may be cured by a flesh diet in the nurse. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.

   4. The body of beasts or birds used in food, distinct from fishes.

   There is another indictment upon thee, for suffering flesh to be eaten in thy house, contrary to the law. William Shakespeare, H. IV.

   We mortify ourselves with the diet of fish; and think we fare coarsely, if we abstain from the flesh of other animals. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.

   5. Animal nature.

   The end of all flesh is come before me. Gen. vi. 13.

   6. Carnality; corporal appetites.

   Name not religion; for thou lov’st the flesh. William Shakespeare.

   Fasting serves to mortify the flesh, and subdue the lusts thereof. George Smalridge, Sermons.

   7. A carnal state; worldly disposition.

   They that are in the flesh cannot please God. Rom. viii. 8.

   The flesh lusteth against the spirit, and the spirit against the flesh. Gal. v. 16.

   8. Near relation.

   Let not our hand be upon him; for he is our flesh. Gen.

   When thou seest the naked, cover him; and hide not thyself from thine own flesh. Isa. lviii. 7.

   9. The outward or literal sense. The Orientals termed the immediate or literal signification of any precept or type the flesh, and the remote or typical meaning the spirit. This is frequent in St Paul.

   Ye judge after the flesh. John viii. 15.

2. To Fleshverb

   1. To initiate: from the sportsman’s practise of feeding his hawks and dogs with the first game that they take, or training them to pursuit by giving them the flesh of animals.

   Good man boy, if you please; come, I’ll flesh ye. William Shakespeare.

   Every puny swordsman will think him a good tame quarry to enter and flesh himself upon. Government of the Tongue.

   2. To harden; to establish in any practice, as dogs by often feeding on any thing.

   These princes finding them so fleshed in cruelty, as not to be reclaimed, secretly undertook the matter alone. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

   The women ran all away, saving only one, who was so fleshed in malice, that neither during nor after the fight she gave any truce to her cruelty. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

   3. To glut; to satiate.

   Harry from curb’d licence plucks
   The muzzle of restraint; and the wild dog
   Shall flesh his tooth on every innocent. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.

   He hath perverted a young gentlewoman, and this night he fleshes his will in the spoil of her honour. William Shakespeare.

   The kindred of him hath been flesh’d upon us;
   And he is bred out of that bloody strain,
   That hunted us in our familiar paths. William Shakespeare, Henry V.

   Full bravely hast thou flesht
   Thy maiden sword. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. flesh

   Flesh generally refers to the soft substance consisting of muscle and fat that surrounds the bones of an animal or human body. It is often associated with being edible and can also be used metaphorically in various contexts. In botany, it can refer to the soft, pulpy part of a fruit or vegetable.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fleshnoun

   the aggregate of the muscles, fat, and other tissues which cover the framework of bones in man and other animals; especially, the muscles

2. Fleshnoun

   animal food, in distinction from vegetable; meat; especially, the body of beasts and birds used as food, as distinguished from fish

3. Fleshnoun

   the human body, as distinguished from the soul; the corporeal person

4. Fleshnoun

   the human eace; mankind; humanity

5. Fleshnoun

   human nature

6. Fleshnoun

   in a good sense, tenderness of feeling; gentleness

7. Fleshnoun

   in a bad sense, tendency to transient or physical pleasure; desire for sensual gratification; carnality

8. Fleshnoun

   the character under the influence of animal propensities or selfish passions; the soul unmoved by spiritual influences

9. Fleshnoun

   kindred; stock; race

10. Fleshnoun

    the soft, pulpy substance of fruit; also, that part of a root, fruit, and the like, which is fit to be eaten

11. Fleshverb

    to feed with flesh, as an incitement to further exertion; to initiate; -- from the practice of training hawks and dogs by feeding them with the first game they take, or other flesh. Hence, to use upon flesh (as a murderous weapon) so as to draw blood, especially for the first time

12. Fleshverb

    to glut; to satiate; hence, to harden, to accustom

13. Fleshverb

    to remove flesh, membrance, etc., from, as from hides

14. Etymology: [OE. flesch, flesc, AS. flsc; akin to OFries. flsk, D. vleesch, OS. flsk, OHG. fleisc, G. fleisch, Icel. & Dan. flesk lard, bacon, pork, Sw. flsk.]

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1. Flesh

   Flesh is a 1968 film directed by American filmmaker Paul Morrissey. Flesh is the first film of the "Paul Morrissey Trilogy" produced by Andy Warhol. The other films in the trilogy include Trash and Heat. All three have gained a cult following and are noted examples of the ideals and ideology of the time period. The film stars Joe Dallesandro as a hustler working on the streets of New York City. The movie highlights various Warhol superstars, in addition to being the film debuts of both Jackie Curtis and Candy Darling. Also appearing are Geraldine Smith as Joe's wife and Patti D'Arbanville as her lover.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Flesh

   flesh, n. the soft substance which covers the bones of animals: animal food: the bodies of beasts and birds, not fish: the body, not the soul: animals or animal nature: mankind: kindred: bodily appetites: the present life: the soft substance of fruit: the part of a fruit fit to be eaten: (B.) man's visible nature (as opposed to Pneuma or Spirit), his human or bodily nature, the seat of sin, but not originally or necessarily evil.—v.t. to train to an appetite for flesh, as dogs for hunting: to accustom: to glut: to use upon flesh, as a sword, esp. for the first time.—ns. Flesh′-broth, broth made by boiling flesh; Flesh′-brush, a brush used for rubbing the skin to excite circulation; Flesh′-col′our, pale red, like the normal colour of the cheek of a child.—adj. Fleshed (flesht), having flesh: fat.—ns. Flesh′er (Scot.), a butcher; Flesh′-fly, a fly that deposits its eggs in and feeds on flesh; Flesh′hood (Mrs Browning), the state of being in the flesh; Flesh′-hook, a hook for drawing flesh from a pot; Flesh′iness.—n.pl. Flesh′ings, thin flesh-coloured dress worn by dancers, actors, &c.—adj. Flesh′less, without flesh: lean.—ns. Flesh′liness; Flesh′ling (Spens.), one wholly devoted to sensuality.—adj. Flesh′ly, corporeal: carnal: not spiritual—also adv. Flesh′ly-mind′ed, given to sensual pleasures: carnally-minded.—ns. Flesh′-meat, flesh of animals used for food; Flesh′ment (Shak.), act of fleshing or initiating, excitement arising from success; Flesh′monger, one who deals in flesh: (Shak.) a procurer, a pimp; Flesh′-pot, a pot or vessel in which flesh is cooked: (fig.) abundance of flesh, high living; Flesh′-pottery, sumptuous living; Flesh′-tint, the tint or colour that best represents the human body; Flesh′-worm, a worm that feeds on flesh; Flesh′-wound, a wound not reaching beyond the flesh.—adj. Flesh′y, fat: pulpy: plump.—An arm of flesh, human strength or help; In the flesh, in life, alive: (B.) under control of the lower nature. [A.S. flǽsc; cog. forms in all Teut. languages; Ger. fleisch, &c.]

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1. Flesh

   "Flesh" by Rex Ellingwood Beach is a novel that explores themes of desire, obsession, and the complexity of human relationships. Set against a backdrop of vivid emotions and moral dilemmas, the story follows its protagonist as they navigate a web of passion and personal struggle. Beach's rich prose and keen insights into the nature of love and sacrifice invite readers to reflect on the deeper connections that bind us. The narrative delves into the intricacies of physical and emotional intimacy, making it a thought-provoking read that challenges societal norms.

   
   

   Submitted by acronimous on February 19, 2025  

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   fleshnoun

   Floruit fluid Einsteinium hour highest possible frequency in H2O as the wound of her Spirit. 1.) The soft substance consisting of muscle and fat that is found between the skin and bones of an animal or a human. The skin or surface of the human body with reference to its color, appearance, or sensual properties. The human body and its physical needs and desires contrasted with the mind or the soul.

   Christ lives in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God. Who loves me and gave himself for me.

   Etymology: Temporal Chemistry

   
   

   Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on March 26, 2024  

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FLESH

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Flesh is ranked #143149 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Flesh surname appeared 116 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Flesh.
   
   85.3% or 99 total occurrences were White.
   6.9% or 8 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   5.1% or 6 total occurrences were Black.

Matched Categories

1. • Animal Tissue
   • Body
   • Remove

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Flesh' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3717

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Flesh' in Nouns Frequency: #1551

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Anagrams for Flesh »

1. shelf

How to pronounce Flesh?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Flesh in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Flesh in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Flesh in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Flesh in a Sentence

1. Laura Cipullo:

   Laura Cipullo says. $ 2.49 each at Whole Foods( locations atWholeFoodsMarket.com) 7. Pitaya Also known as dragon fruit, this colorful cactus has a kiwilike taste. It’s rich in phytonutrients, good fatty acids, fiber and antioxidants, says Laura Cipullo, a registered dietitian based near Union Square. How to enjoy it : Slice it open raw and scoop out the flesh for a refreshing and healthy treat, or look for frozen pitaya and make smoothies with it. $ 4 a pound at Hong Kong Supermarket, 157 Hester St. ; 212-966-0337 FOLLOW Laura Cipullo ON FACEBOOK FOR MORE FOX LIFESTYLE NEWS 8. Cracked freekeh Move over, quinoa, and make room for freekeh.

2. Jean Genet:

   Perhaps all music, even the newest, is not so much something discovered as something that re-emerges from where it lay buried in the memory, inaudible as a melody cut in a disc of flesh. A composer lets me hear a song that has always been shut up silent within me.

3. Bernadette Murphy:

   She had had a very nasty scar on her arm following the bite, van Gogh was somebody who was very touched by people in difficulty. I feel that he wanted to give her this gift of flesh.

4. Bryanna Reid:

   - Maybe you're a succubus who hunts for my flesh? Or Mephistopheles, who hunts for my soul? - Oh, no! I am much worse: succubus wants body, Mephistopheles wants soul, but I want you all, with your flesh and soul!

5. Joseph de Maistre:

   I don't know what a scoundrel is like, but I know what a respectable man is like, and it's enough to make one's flesh creep.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Flesh
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Flesh
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Flesh
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Flesh
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Flesh
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Flesh
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Flesh