incorporeal

[ in-kawr-pawr-ee-uhl, -pohr- ]
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adjective
  1. not corporeal or material; insubstantial.

  2. of, relating to, or characteristic of nonmaterial beings.

  1. Law. without material existence but existing in contemplation of law, as a franchise.

Origin of incorporeal

1
1525–35; <Latin incorpore(us) + -al1. See in-3, corporeal

Other words for incorporeal

Other words from incorporeal

  • in·cor·po·re·al·i·ty, noun
  • in·cor·po·re·al·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for incorporeal

incorporeal

/ (ˌɪnkɔːˈpɔːrɪəl) /


adjective
  1. without material form, body, or substance

  2. spiritual or metaphysical

  1. law having no material existence but existing by reason of its annexation of something material, such as an easement, touchline, copyright, etc: an incorporeal hereditament

Derived forms of incorporeal

  • incorporeally, adverb
  • incorporeity (ɪnˌkɔːpəˈriːɪtɪ) or incorporeality, noun

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