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- [dis-em-bod-ee]
- /ˌdɪs ɛmˈbɒd i/
- /ˌdɪs.ɪmˈbɒd.id/
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- [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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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms 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
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