CORPORALITY Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

corporality

noun

ˌkȯr-pə-ˈra-lə-tē

Definition of corporality

as in existence

the fact of being or of being real the age-old debate about the corporality of the human soul

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Recent Examples of corporality In the tradition of Carolee Schneemann and feminist performance artists, the mother finds inspiration in the appetite and spurting fluids of feminine corporality. — BostonGlobe.com, 16 July 2021

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existence

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But Blade Runner isn’t just known for cerebral questions about existence and purpose, it’s also known for breaking visual ground.

— Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2026
Graham’s poetry—as readers of The New York Review will know—somehow manages to reckon with the whole spectrum of human existence in the 2020s.

— Matthew Aucoin, The New York Review of Books, 10 Oct. 2026

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