incorporeal, immaterial
(adjective) without material form or substance; “an incorporeal spirit”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
incorporeal (comparative more incorporeal, superlative most incorporeal)
Having no material form or physical substance.
(legal) Relating to an asset that does not have a material form; such as a patent.
• (having no material form): disembodied; intangible; uncorporeal
• corporeal
• pericoronal
Source: Wiktionary
In`cor*po"re*al, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + corporeal: cf. L. incorporeus. Cf. Incorporal.]
1. Not corporeal; not having a material body or form; not consisting of matter; immaterial. Thus incorporeal spirits to smaller forms Reduced their shapes immense. Milton. Sense and perception must necessarily proceed from some incorporeal substance within us. Bentley.
2. (Law)
Definition: Existing only in contemplation of law; not capable of actual visible seizin or possession; not being an object of sense; intangible; -- opposed to corporeal. Incorporeal hereditament. See under Hereditament.
Syn.
– Immaterial; unsubstantial; bodiless; spiritual.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
