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bodiless

American  
[bod-ee-lis, -i-lis] / ˈbɒd i lɪs, -ɪ lɪs /

adjective

  1. having no body or material form; incorporeal; disembodied.


bodiless British  
/ ˈbɒdɪlɪs /

adjective

  1. having no body or substance; incorporeal or insubstantial

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of bodiless

First recorded in 1350–1400, bodiless is from the Middle English word bodiles. See body, -less


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There’s plenty of hypothetical innovation, too: ramjet fusion machines, antimatter engines and “laser porting” of human connectomes to enable bodiless exploration of the cosmos.

From Nature ● Feb. 6, 2018

Quickly, the case of the bodiless woman, whom they now call Jane Doe, went cold.

From Reuters ● Nov. 2, 2017

Its own six creamy-gray bands, divided by narrower lines of darker gray, held my gaze, buoyant and bodiless, in place.

From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2017

She inhabits a superficial “girlish” consciousness, bodiless and underdeveloped.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 15, 2017

The only way to tell if someone is a bodiless witch is by the deep wrinkle lines around her neck.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

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