CORPORALITY

materiality, physicalness, corporeality, corporality

(noun) the quality of being physical; consisting of matter

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

corporality (countable and uncountable, plural corporalities)

(obsolete) The state of being or having a body; bodily existence; corporeality.

(obsolete) A confraternity; a guild.

Source: Wiktionary


Cor`po*ral"i*ty (kr`p-rl"l-t), n.: pl. Corporalities (-t. Etym: [L. corporalitas: cf. F.corporalit.]

1. The state of being or having a body; bodily existence; corporeality; -- opposed to spirituality. Dr. H. More.

2. A confraternity; a guild. [Obs.] Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

3 May 2025

DESIRABLE

(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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