Standard Lemma guide

incorporeal

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ɪnkɔː(ɹ)ˈpɔːɹiəl/
  • /ɪŋkɔː(ɹ)ˈpɔːɹiəl/
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  • rhymes with -ɔːɹiəl

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having no material form or physical substance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Relating to an asset that does not have a material form; such as a patent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Something that is incorporeal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

without material form or substance

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an incorporeal spirit

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: immaterial

Antonyms: corporeal

History

Etymology

From Latin incorporeus + -al. By surface analysis, in- + corporeal.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: нематериален (nematerialen) — having no material form or physical substance
  • Catalan: incorpori — having no material form or physical substance
  • French: incorporel — having no material form or physical substance
  • Galician: incorpóreo — having no material form or physical substance
  • Greek: ασώματος (asómatos) — having no material form or physical substance
  • Greek: άυλος (áylos) — having no material form or physical substance
  • Ancient Greek: ἀσώματος (asṓmatos) — having no material form or physical substance
  • Italian: incorporeo — having no material form or physical substance
  • Japanese: 無形 (mukei) — having no material form or physical substance
  • Old English: unlīchamlīċ — having no material form or physical substance
  • Persian: مجرد (mojarrad) — having no material form or physical substance
  • Portuguese: incorpóreo — having no material form or physical substance
  • Russian: невещественный (neveščestvennyj) — having no material form or physical substance
  • Spanish: incorpóreo — having no material form or physical substance
  • Volapük: nenstöfik — having no material form or physical substance