incorporeal
adjective
in·cor·po·re·al ˌin-(ˌ)kȯr-ˈpȯr-ē-əl 
1
: not corporeal : having no material body or form
2
: of, relating to, or constituting a right that is based on property (such as bonds or patents) which has no intrinsic value
incorporeally
ˌin-(ˌ)kȯr-ˈpȯr-ē-ə-lē
adverb 
Synonyms
- bodiless
- ethereal
- formless
- immaterial
- insubstantial
- nonmaterial
- nonphysical
- spiritual
- unbodied
- unsubstantial
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
ghosts are supposed to be incorporeal
Recent Examples on the Web Their physical bodies — and your own — get entangled with those pictorial references to bodily experience, bringing a ghostly, incorporeal picture home. 
Christopher Knightart Critic, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2022 Apart from the incorporeal fence through which my virtual car glides, the experience is a compelling facsimile of the world. Alex Davies, WIRED, 18 July 2019 But after the away team meets the Guardian of Forever, an incorporeal lifeform tasked with guarding a time gateway, the show takes a more interesting turn. Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 29 June 2018
Christopher Knightart Critic, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2022 Apart from the incorporeal fence through which my virtual car glides, the experience is a compelling facsimile of the world. Alex Davies, WIRED, 18 July 2019 But after the away team meets the Guardian of Forever, an incorporeal lifeform tasked with guarding a time gateway, the show takes a more interesting turn. Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 29 June 2018 Word History
Etymology
Middle English incorporealle, from Anglo-French incorporel, from Latin incorporeus, from in- + corporeus corporeal
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Legal Definition
incorporeal
adjective
in·cor·po·re·al ˌin-kȯr-ˈpōr-ē-əl
: not tangible : having no material body or form
incorporeal hereditaments
an incorporeal right
compare corporeal incorporeal
adjective
as in spiritual
not composed of matter ghosts are supposed to be incorporeal Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- spiritual
- metaphysical
- bodiless
- invisible
- supernatural
- immaterial
- nonphysical
- formless
- unbodied
- ethereal
- psychic
- psychical
- nonmaterial
- insubstantial
- unsubstantial
- thin
- intangible
- impalpable
- vaporous
- gaseous
- diaphanous
- tenuous
- insensible
- airy
- wispish
- gossamery
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- physical
- corporeal
- substantial
- material
- animal
- carnal
- visible
- tangible
- bodily
- observable
- discernible
- detectable
- noticeable
- palpable
- sensible
- fleshly
- solid
- heavy
- massive
- bulky
- discernable
- cyanogen bromide
- cyanogen chloride
- cyanogeneses
- cyanogenesis
- cyanogenetic
- cyanogenic
- cyanogens
- cyanoguanidine
- cyanohydrin
- cyanohydrins
- cyanomaclurin
- cyanometer
- cyanometers
- cyanometric
- cyanometry
- cyanope
- cyanophoric
- Cyanophyceae
- cyanophyceaes
- cyanophycean
- cyanophyceous
- cyanophycin
- Cyanophyta
- cyanophytae
- cyanophytas