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🪶 Without importance 👻 Without physical form
immaterially

immaterially

9.3
Not physical, like a ghost or spirit
  • adverb
  • /ˌɪməˈtɪəriəli/
  • Specialized
translation icon : inmaterialmente
  • The story describes a ghost that moves immaterially through walls and doors.

Of course redness exists sort of immaterially.

Examples

  • He felt immaterially connected to the universe during meditation.

  • She felt immaterially connected to the universe.

  • The soul is believed by some to exist immaterially beyond the body.

  • The painting seemed to exist immaterially in the gallery.

  • The artist expressed her feelings immaterially, conveying emotions through abstract forms rather than realistic details.

  • In meditation, he felt immaterially connected to the universe, experiencing a sense of peace beyond the physical realm.

  • The concept was explained immaterially, focusing on the ideas and emotions rather than any tangible aspects.

Synonyms

spiritually
vsimmaterially
68 4.8

In a way that relates to your inner feelings or beliefs

is about any nonphysical nature, not only soul matters
conceptually
vsimmaterially
15 7.0

In a way that uses ideas instead of physical things

concerns nonmaterial existence or spiritual presence, not only ideas
ethereally
vsimmaterially
  • Literature
1 8.0

In a very light, delicate way that seems unreal

expresses being without physical substance rather than just lightness
intangibly
vsimmaterially
8.5

In a way you cannot touch or easily explain

focuses on lack of material substance rather than just untouchability

How Physical

physically
552 2.1
spiritually
68 4.8
immaterially
  • Specialized
9.3
metaphysically
  • Formal
5 9.9

Surface Forms

immaterially positive

Morphology

immaterially = immaterial (transparent) = im + material + ly

Built by adding '-ly' to 'immaterial' (im- + material); the sense 'not physical' is a direct negative of 'material' = physical.

Etymology

Immaterially comes from the parts in- ('not') and material ('matter' or 'physical stuff'), the same root as the common word material. So to exist or move immaterially is to be 'not physical' or to have no material substance.