bodiless

American  

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

adjective

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

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bodiless British  

/ ˈbɒdɪlɪs /

adjective

1. having no body or substance; incorporeal or insubstantial

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Other Word Forms

• bodilessness noun

Etymology

Origin of bodiless

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

Example Sentences

“It is very difficult to talk in Afrikaans …,” begins the bodiless voice.

From New York Times

Elena comments, “All I have are her words, their rhythms — bodiless and abandoned.”

From Washington Post

But it is unusual for them to stream in as a bodiless apparition.

From The Verge

I miss, too, the heat of a club so packed, I feel invisible in it, when you’re feeling nameless, weightless and bodiless but somehow also all things at once.

From New York Times

“Just imagine the conversations one might have with a bodiless priest.”

From New York Times