incorporeal

in·cor·po·re·al

adjective \ˌin-(ˌ)kȯr-ˈpȯr-ē-əl\

Definition of INCORPOREAL

1

: not corporeal : having no material body or form

2

: of, relating to, or constituting a right that is based on property (as bonds or patents) which has no intrinsic value

— in·cor·po·re·al·ly \-ə-lē\ adverb

Examples of INCORPOREAL

1. <ghosts are supposed to be incorporeal>

Origin of INCORPOREAL

Middle English incorporealle, from Anglo-French incorporel, from Latin incorporeus, from in- + corporeus corporeal

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to INCORPOREAL

Synonyms

bodiless, ethereal, formless, immaterial, insubstantial, nonmaterial, nonphysical, spiritual, unbodied, unsubstantial

Antonyms

bodily, corporeal, material, physical, substantial

Related Words

metaphysical, psychic (also psychical), supernatural; impalpable, insensible, intangible, invisible; airy, diaphanous, gaseous, gossamery, tenuous, thin, vaporous, wispish

Near Antonyms

animal, carnal, fleshly; detectable, discernible (also discernable), noticeable, observable, palpable, sensible, tangible, visible; bulky, heavy, massive, solid

Rhymes with INCORPOREAL

conductorial, curatorial, dictatorial, directorial, editorial, equatorial, immemorial, janitorial, monitorial, monsignorial, natatorial, piscatorial, preceptorial, professorial, purgatorial, reportorial, senatorial, territorial