Incorporeal — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

without material form or substance

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪŋkˈɔːɹpɔːɹˌiəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪŋkˈɔːpɔːɹˌiəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪŋkˈɔːpɔːɹˌiəl/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪŋkˈɔːɹpɔːɹˌiəl/.

Examples

an incorporeal spirit

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

immaterial

Antonyms

corporeal

Parts of Speech

adjective

without material form or substance

“an incorporeal spirit”

Word Forms

incorporeality	noun	the quality of not being physical; not consisting of matter
immateriality	noun	the quality of not being physical; not consisting of matter

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unkörperlich

ohne materielle Form oder Substanz

🇫🇷French

incorporel

sans forme ni substance matérielle

🇪🇸Spanish

incorpóreo

sin forma material ni sustancia

🇮🇹Italian

incorporeo

senza forma o sostanza materiale

🇳🇱Dutch

onlichamelijk

zonder materiële vorm of substantie

🇵🇹Portuguese

incorpóreo

sem forma material ou substância

🇷🇺Russian

бестелесный

без материальной формы и содержания

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निराकार

बिना भौतिक रूप या पदार्थ के

🇧🇩Bengali

অন্তর্নিহিত

বস্তুগত ফর্ম বা পদার্থ ছাড়া

🇮🇳Tamil

உடலற்ற

பொருள் வடிவம் அல்லது பொருள் இல்லாமல்

🇮🇳Telugu

నిరాకారమైన

పదార్థ రూపం లేదా పదార్ధం లేకుండా

🇮🇳Marathi

निराकार

भौतिक स्वरूप किंवा पदार्थाशिवाय

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિરાકાર

ભૌતિક સ્વરૂપ અથવા પદાર્થ વિના

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿರಾಕಾರ

ವಸ್ತು ರೂಪ ಅಥವಾ ವಸ್ತು ಇಲ್ಲದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അശരീരി

ഭൗതിക രൂപമോ പദാർത്ഥമോ ഇല്ലാതെ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸਧਾਰਨ

ਪਦਾਰਥਕ ਰੂਪ ਜਾਂ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਤੋਂ ਬਿਨਾਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر حقیقی

مادی شکل یا مادہ کے بغیر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

无形的

没有物质形式或实质

🇯🇵Japanese

無形の

物質的な形や実体を伴わない

🇰🇷Korean

무형의

물질적인 형태나 실체 없이

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vô hình

không có hình thức vật chất hoặc thực chất

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่มีตัวตน

ไม่มีรูปแบบวัตถุหรือสาร

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak berwujud

tanpa bentuk materi atau substansi

🇵🇭Filipino

walang laman

walang materyal na anyo o sangkap

🇲🇾Malay

tidak berjasad

tanpa bentuk atau bahan material

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

معنوي

بدون شكل مادي أو مادة

🇮🇷Persian

غیر جسمانی

بدون شکل یا جوهر مادی

🇹🇷Turkish

maddi olmayan

maddi biçim veya madde olmadan

🇮🇱Hebrew

בלתי גופני

ללא צורה חומרית או חומר

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The primary meaning of 'incorporeal' is 'without material form or substance'.

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Using 'incorporeal' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'incorporeal' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'incorporeal' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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