bodiless
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of bodiless
First recorded in 1350–1400, bodiless is from the Middle English word bodiles. See body, -less
Example Sentences
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“Just imagine the conversations one might have with a bodiless priest.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 7, 2019
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
Merrill and Jackson, called “JM” and “DJ” throughout, act as “scribe” and “hand,” respectively: Merrill reshaped into poetry the raw material that Jackson, acting as the “hand” of the bodiless spirits, copied down.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 6, 2015
At home, he was alarmed, picking it up, at how light it seemed — bodiless.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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