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bodiless

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

having no body or material form; incorporeal; disembodied.

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Origin of bodiless

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

OTHER WORDS FROM bodiless

bod·i·less·ness, noun

Words nearby bodiless

bodhran, bodice, bodice ripper, Bo Diddley beat, bodied, bodiless, bodily, boding, bodkin, Bodleian, Bodley
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Words related to bodiless

disembodied, immaterial, insubstantial, metaphysical, spiritual, unbodied, unsubstantial, discarnate, nonmaterial

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British Dictionary definitions for bodiless

bodiless
/ (ˈbɒdɪlɪs) /

adjective

having no body or substance; incorporeal or insubstantial
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