This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
incorporeal
[ in-kawr-pawr-ee-uhl, -pohr- ]
/ ˌɪn kɔrˈpɔr i əl, -ˈpoʊr- /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
adjective
not corporeal or material; insubstantial.
of, relating to, or characteristic of nonmaterial beings.
Law. without material existence but existing in contemplation of law, as a franchise.
OTHER WORDS FOR incorporeal
QUIZ
ARE YOU A TRUE BLUE CHAMPION OF THESE "BLUE" SYNONYMS?
We could talk until we're blue in the face about this quiz on words for the color "blue," but we think you should take the quiz and find out if you're a whiz at these colorful terms.
Question 1 of 8
Which of the following words describes “sky blue”?
Meet Grammar CoachImprove Your Writing
OTHER WORDS FROM incorporeal
in·cor·po·re·al·i·ty, nounin·cor·po·re·al·ly, adverbWords nearby incorporeal
incorporated, incorporating, incorporation, incorporator, in corpore, incorporeal, incorporeity, incorr., incorrect, incorrigible, incorrupt
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
How to use incorporeal in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for incorporeal
incorporeal
/ (ˌɪnkɔːˈpɔːrɪəl) /
adjective
without material form, body, or substance
spiritual or metaphysical
law having no material existence but existing by reason of its annexation of something material, such as an easement, touchline, copyright, etcan incorporeal hereditament
Derived forms of incorporeal
incorporeally, adverbincorporeity (ɪnˌkɔːpəˈriːɪtɪ) or incorporeality, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012