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incorporeal

adjective in·cor·po·re·al \ˌin-(ˌ)kȯr-ˈpȯr-ē-əl\

: having no physical body or form

Full Definition of INCORPOREAL

: not corporeal : having no material body or form

: 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

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

First Known Use: 15th century

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

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