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incorporeity

incorporeity

9.9
Not having a physical body or material form
  • noun
  • /ˌɪnkɔːrˈpɔːrɪti/
  • Specialized
translation icon : incorporeidad
  • The ghost's incorporeity allowed it to pass through walls and remain unseen.

Examples

  • Many philosophers debate the concept of incorporeity when discussing the nature of the soul.

  • One of the Jewish arguments against the Trinity was that, besides denying the unity and incorporeity of God, the dogma was contrary to reason itself.

    Academic text (1994)
  • In the realm of metaphysics, incorporeity often refers to entities that exist beyond physical limitations.

Synonyms

intangibility
vsincorporeity
1 8.3

Something you cannot touch, like an idea or feeling

signifies lacking a body or material form rather than mere untouchability
immateriality
vsincorporeity
  • Specialized
1 9.6

Not having a physical body or any substance

focuses specifically on existence without a physical body or form
incorporeality
vsincorporeity
9.9

A state of having no physical body or shape

is the variant or less common form of the same meaning
disembodiment
vsincorporeity
9.3

A state of having no physical body, as if a mind existed without a body

is about existing without a body rather than being separated from one
intangibleness
vsincorporeity
9.5

A state of not being able to be touched or measured

emphasizes existence without material form not only absence of touch

Antonyms

3 7.9

Physical existence of something you can touch or see

corporeity
  • Formal
9.9

Having a physical body instead of being only spiritual

Surface Forms

incorporeity singular

Morphology

incorporeity = incorporeal (semi-transparent) = in + corpore + al + ity

The noun is a regular -ity formation from the adjective 'incorporeal' and means the state or quality of being incorporeal.

Etymology

The word incorporeity comes from in- 'not' and corpus 'body', and you can see the same 'corp' in the everyday word 'corpse'. So, incorporeity means being 'without a physical body' or not having a material form.