unembodied

U1N1E1M3B3O1D2I1E1D2
UK/ənɛmˈbɒdɪd/

adjective

Incorporeal; not possessed of a body.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

adjectiveunembodied (not comparable)

alternative unimbodied

  1. not comparablespirit; or other such essence so conceived; spirit; or other such essence so conceivedIncorporeal; not possessed of a body.

    Elaborate rituals designed to separate the realm of the Holy, the realm of the unembodied Sky-Father, and much messier World, where people do inconvenient things like have babies and copulate.

    1979 April 28, John Graczak, “The Sacred and the Profane”, in Gay Community News, page 16
  2. not comparableideas; theories; or the likeNot expressed or exhibited in material or concrete form; wholly abstract.
  3. not comparableideas; theories; or the likeNot incorporated into a coherent system; conceptually disconnected.
  4. especiallynot comparableNot united in a regimented structure; lacking structure and order.
  5. not comparableExisting or operating without involvement by the body; solely mental or intellectual; “ungrounded”, “heady”.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivenot having a material body

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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