disembodied

/ ˌdɪsɪmˈbɒdɪd /

adjective

1. lacking a body or freed from the body; incorporeal

2. lacking in substance, solidity, or any firm relation to reality

Example Sentences

I recoiled when the Wizard’s disembodied head loomed above.

From Los Angeles Times

And in a perfect casting move, Christopher Lloyd, who played Fester in the film, appears as a disembodied head in a jar who teaches at the academy.

From Los Angeles Times

“You are witnessing the fate of those who refused the democratic process of voting,” says a woman’s disembodied voice over the loudspeakers, “and instead attempted to stop the games using violent means.”

From Salon

“There will be times when the struggle seems impossible. I know this already. Alone, unsure, dwarfed by the scale of the enemy,” says the disembodied voice.

From Salon

The single “Light Sleeper” arrived with a music video boasting a floating disembodied head arriving about halfway through, creating a visual that had no aesthetic father in the culture at that point.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• ghostly