corporeality

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noun

The state of being or having a body (being corporal/corporeal); bodily existence.

“See also: uncorporeal, spiritual, mystical, transcendence”

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Meanings

nouncorporeality (countable and uncountable, plural corporealities)

plural corporealities

  1. uncountableThe state of being or having a body (being corporal/corporeal); bodily existence.

    See also: uncorporeal, spiritual, mystical, transcendence

    1 more example

    And so these spirits are in constant search for vessels to occupy, and insatiable in their pursuit of corporeality.

    2019, Chigozie Obioma, An Orchestra of Minorities, Abacus (2019), page 9

    Synonyms: corporality · Antonyms: ethereality, incorporeality, insubstantiality, intangibility, otherworldliness

  2. countableSomething having a corporeal existence.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe state of being or having a body (being corporal/corporeal); bodily existence.

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe quality of being physical; consisting of matter

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Ancient Greek σωματότης
  • σωματότης (sōmatótēs)The state of being corporeal
Arabic تسجيم
  • تسجيمThe state of being corporeal
Bulgarian вещественост, материалност
  • вещественост (veštestvenost)The state of being corporeal
  • материалност (materialnost)The state of being corporeal
Catalan corporeïtat
  • corporeïtatThe state of being corporeal
French corporéité, corporalité
  • corporéitéThe state of being corporeal
  • corporalitéThe state of being corporeal
Greek σωματότητα
  • σωματότητα (somatótita)The state of being corporeal
Italian corporalità
  • corporalitàThe state of being corporeal
Korean 신체성
  • 신체성 (sincheseong)The state of being corporeal
Latin corporeitās
  • corporeitāsThe state of being corporeal
Portuguese corporeidade
  • corporeidadeThe state of being corporeal
Spanish corporeidad
  • corporeidadThe state of being corporeal
Cite this entry
APA

corporeality. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corporeality

MLA

“corporeality.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corporeality. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “corporeality,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corporeality.

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