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incorporealnot having a physical form; existing without a material body

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: not having a physical form; existing without a material body

Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪnkɔːrˈpɔːriəl/

Korean meaning: 육체가 없는, 무형의, 비물질적인

Korean pronunciation: 인코**포**리얼

Example Sentences

  • My diet plan is so strict that I've become practically incorporeal - I think I'm turning into a ghost!
  • The philosopher argued that the mind is incorporeal and separate from the physical brain.
  • After three cups of coffee, I felt so energized that I was practically incorporeal, floating around the office.

incorporeal

ADJECTIVE

//ɪnkɔːrˈpɔːriəl//

not having a physical form; existing without a material body

incorporeal concept
💡 Concept

The ghostly figure is incorporeal — it floats through the locked door because it has no physical body.

incorporeal mnemonic english
🧠 Mnemonic

In corp or real? Neither - he's incorporeal!

incorporeal rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

An incorporeal soul drifts through the corporeal arboreal world

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ɪnkɔːrˈpɔːriəl/
🇬🇧 UK/ɪnkɔːˈpɔːriəl/

🌳Etymology

Prefixin--
Rootcorpor-
Suffix--eal

Origin

From Latin 'incorporeus', derived from 'in-' (not) combined with 'corporeus' (having a body), which comes from 'corpus' meaning body. The word entered English through Old French and Latin legal and philosophical terminology.

🎵Rhyme

corporealarborealempyreal
corporeal
arboreal
empyreal

🔗Collocations

incorporeal being
incorporeal spirit
incorporeal substance
incorporeal entity
incorporeal form

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My diet plan is so strict that I've become practically incorporeal - I think I'm turning into a ghost!

The philosopher argued that the mind is incorporeal and separate from the physical brain.

😄 Fun example

After three cups of coffee, I felt so energized that I was practically incorporeal, floating around the office.

Ancient beliefs held that souls were incorporeal and could exist independently of the body.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

immaterialintangibleetherealspiritualbodiless

Antonyms

corporealphysicalmaterial

Related

supernaturalmetaphysicaltranscendentghostly

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