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disembodied

dis·em·bod·y
D d

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dis-em-bod-ee]
    • /ˌdɪs ɛmˈbɒd i/
    • /ˌdɪs.ɪmˈbɒd.id/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dis-em-bod-ee]
    • /ˌdɪs ɛmˈbɒd i/

Definitions of disembodied word

  • verb with object disembodied to divest (a soul, spirit, etc.) of a body. 1
  • noun disembodied Separated from or existing without the body. 1
  • adjective disembodied voice, etc.: without a body 1
  • adjective disembodied Disembodied means seeming not to be attached to or to come from anyone. 0
  • adjective disembodied Disembodied means separated from or existing without a body. 0
  • adjective disembodied lacking a body or freed from the body; incorporeal 0

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Origin of disembodied

First appearance:

before 1705
One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1705-15; dis-1 + embody

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Parts of speech for Disembodied

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

disembodied popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Synonyms for disembodied

adj disembodied

  • ghostly — of, characteristic of, or resembling a ghost; phantasmal; spectral.
  • bodiless — having no body or substance; incorporeal or insubstantial
  • incorporeal — not corporeal or material; insubstantial.
  • metaphysical — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
  • spiritual — of, relating to, or consisting of spirit; incorporeal.

adjective disembodied

  • intangible — not tangible; incapable of being perceived by the sense of touch, as incorporeal or immaterial things; impalpable.
  • discorporate — Having no material body.

Antonyms for disembodied

adjective disembodied

  • tangible — capable of being touched; discernible by the touch; material or substantial.
  • embodied — Be an expression of or give a tangible or visible form to (an idea, quality, or feeling).

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