INCORPOREAL

incorporeal, immaterial

(adjective) without material form or substance; “an incorporeal spirit”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

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.

Synonyms

• (having no material form): disembodied; intangible; uncorporeal

Antonyms

• corporeal

Anagrams

• 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



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