incorporeal

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪnkɔː(ɹ)ˈpɔːɹiəl/ UK /ɪnkɔː(ɹ)ˈpɔːɹiəl/ See IPA manual

Freq #139466

Meanings

1

adj
Having no material form or physical substance.

The ghost was incorporeal and passed through the locked door.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · having no material form or... disembodied intangibleuncorporeal

Opposites

corporeal

Word family

Derived forms incorporealismincorporealistincorporealityincorporeally

Appears in

Phrases (1)

See all

incorporeal spirit
a supernatural being believed to exist without a physical body

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Latin incorporeus + -al. By surface analysis, in- + corporeal.

Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

External links

markdown