unbodied
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9.9
- adjective
- /ʌnˈbɑːdid/
- Archaic
- The story was filled with unbodied spirits that roamed the earth, unseen by the living.
Examples
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In the folklore of some communities, unbodied souls are said to wander until they find peace.
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Was the figure who ranged through the swamps and the desolate forests a lion, a man, or a fiend, an unbodied elemental?
Fiction book (1990) -
Many cultures believe in unbodied entities that influence the world without having a physical form.
Synonyms
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8.0
Seeming to exist without a body, like a voice or spirit
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7.4
Not physical and cannot be touched
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9.9
Not having a physical body or shape that you can touch
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8.1
Not having a physical form, like a spirit or ghost
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9.8
Without a physical body or shape
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8.2
Not having any physical shape you can touch, like a voice or shadow
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9.9
Not having a physical body, like a ghost
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9.1
About the mind or spirit rather than the body
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9.9
A being that has no physical body like a ghost
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word unbodied is made from the prefix un- meaning 'not', as in unhappy, and body meaning 'physical form', so it literally means 'not having a body'. That's why unbodied describes something without a physical or material form.