English Explanatory Dictionary

corporeal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Material; tangible; physical.
Pertaining to the body; bodily; corporal.

Pronunciation

/kɔːɹˈpɔːɹiəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-corporeal.wav /kɔːˈpɔːɹiəl/

Word forms

corporeal more corporeal most corporeal

Etymology

From Middle English corporealle, equivalent to Latin corporeus + -al, from corpus (“body”); compare corporal.

Synonyms

Antonyms

ethereal incorporeal insubstantial intangible spiritual

Derived words

bicorporeal concorporeal corporealisation corporealise corporealism corporealist corporeality corporealization corporealize corporeally corporealness extracorporeal hemicorporeal intercorporeal intracorporeal noncorporeal omnicorporeal paracorporeal supercorporeal tricorporeal uncorporeal

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