incorporeality

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in•cor•po•re•al /ˌɪnkɔrˈpɔriəl/   adj. 

1. not corporeal;
   not material:
   incorporeal ghosts.

See -corp-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

in•cor•po•re•al  (in′kôr pôr′ē əl, -pōr′-), adj. 

1. not corporeal or material;
   insubstantial.
2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of nonmaterial beings.
3. Law without material existence but existing in contemplation of law, as a franchise.

• Latin incorpore(us) + -al¹. See in-³, corporeal
• 1525–35

in′cor•po′re•al′i•ty, n. 
in′cor•po′re•al•ly, adv. 
Synonyms

• 1. bodiless, spiritual, immaterial.

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incorporeal / ˌɪnkɔːˈpɔːrɪəl/ adjective

1. without material form, body, or substance
2. spiritual or metaphysical
3. having no material existence but existing by reason of its annexation of something material, such as an easement, touchline, copyright, etc: an incorporeal hereditament

ˌincorˈporeally adverb

incorporeity / ɪnˌkɔːpəˈriːɪtɪ/, ˌincorporeˈality noun