Definition of corporealitynext
as in existence
the fact of being or of being real a philosophical discussion about the corporeality of the intellect, as distinct from the brain

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Recent Examples of corporeality While working on their second album, two members of Mandy, Indiana—the Mancunian quartet fronted by a French valkyrie named Valentine Caulfield—were faced with their own corporeality. — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 5 Feb. 2026 There ’s Mother’s tongue and your eyes and me, my body, my bodies, my corporeality? — Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025 Murata, like Sciamma, is remaking the traditional love story, transcending the constraints dictated not by gender but by embodied corporeality itself. — Elif Batuman, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025 The concept of a holographic universe, explored already in the 1950s by physicist David Bohm reflects a corporeality where material and immaterial dimensions operate not as separate entities but in a constant dance of mutual influence. — Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corporeality
existence
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  • However, Amao’s curiosity about modern, western clothing and a nearby bustling community of Baptist converts threatens their existence.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
  • And so does this fact make human existence seem insignificant to you?
    — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026

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“Corporeality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corporeality. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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