nonphysical

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adjective

Not physical; not using kinetic energy.

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intangibleimmaterialnonmaterial
OriginEnglish physical ← Middle English non- ← Old English nān- →
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Meanings

adjectivenonphysical (not comparable)

alternative non-physical

  1. not comparableNot physical; not using kinetic energy.
  2. not comparableNot having physical form; immaterial; insubstantial.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivelacking substance or reality; incapable of being touched or seen

Similar
intangibleimmaterialnonmaterial
Also see
immaterialintangiblenonmaterial

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Englishphysical
  15. Englishnonphysical

From non- + physical.

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Cite this entry
APA

nonphysical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonphysical

MLA

“nonphysical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonphysical. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonphysical,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonphysical.

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