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 (such as bonds or patents) which has no intrinsic value
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Examples of incorporeal in a Sentence
ghosts are supposed to be incorporeal
Origin and Etymology of incorporeal
Middle English incorporealle, from Anglo-French incorporel, from Latin incorporeus, from in- + corporeus corporeal
First Known Use: 15th century
INCORPOREAL Defined for English Language Learners
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: having no physical body or form
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