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Immaterial

Not consisting of matter; incorporeal; spiritual; disembodied.

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Bodiless 84% connected

Having no body.

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Bodiless 84% connected

Having no body.

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Discorporate 84% connected

Deprived of the privileges or form of a body corporate.

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Discorporate 84% connected

Deprived of the privileges or form of a body corporate.

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Disembodied 84% connected

Divested of a body; ceased to be corporal; incorporeal.

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Disembodied 84% connected

Divested of a body; ceased to be corporal; incorporeal.

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Intangible 84% connected

Not tangible; incapable of being touched; not perceptible to the touch; impalpable; imperceptible.

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Intangible 84% connected

Not tangible; incapable of being touched; not perceptible to the touch; impalpable; imperceptible.

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Spiritual 84% connected

Consisting of spirit; not material; incorporeal; as, a spiritual substance or being.

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Spiritual 84% connected

Consisting of spirit; not material; incorporeal; as, a spiritual substance or being.

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Unembodied 84% connected

Free from a corporeal body; disembodied; as, unembodied spirits.

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Unembodied 84% connected

Free from a corporeal body; disembodied; as, unembodied spirits.

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Immateriality 74% connected

The state or quality of being immaterial or incorporeal; as, the immateriality of the soul.

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Immateriality 74% connected

The state or quality of being immaterial or incorporeal; as, the immateriality of the soul.

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Incorporeality 74% connected

The state or quality of being incorporeal or bodiless; immateriality; incorporealism.

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Incorporeality 74% connected

The state or quality of being incorporeal or bodiless; immateriality; incorporealism.

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Corporality 66% connected

The state of being or having a body; bodily existence; corporeality; -- opposed to spirituality.

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Corporality 66% connected

The state of being or having a body; bodily existence; corporeality; -- opposed to spirituality.

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Corporeality 66% connected

The state of being corporeal; corporeal existence.

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Corporeality 66% connected

The state of being corporeal; corporeal existence.

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Materiality 66% connected

The quality or state of being material; material existence; corporeity.

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Materiality 66% connected

The quality or state of being material; material existence; corporeity.

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See also 6

Unreal 66% connected

Not real; unsubstantial; fanciful; ideal.

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Unreal 66% connected

Not real; unsubstantial; fanciful; ideal.

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Unsubstantial 66% connected

Lacking in matter or substance; visionary; chimerical.

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Unsubstantial 66% connected

Lacking in matter or substance; visionary; chimerical.

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Synonym 5

Extraneous 92% connected

Not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; without or beyond a thing; not essential or intrinsic; foreign; as, to separate gold from extraneous ma…

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Impertinent 92% connected

Not pertinent; not pertaining to the matter in hand; having no bearing on the subject; not to the point; irrelevant; inapplicable.

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Incorporeal 92% connected

Not corporeal; not having a material body or form; not consisting of matter; immaterial.

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Indifferent 92% connected

Not mal/ing a difference; having no influence or preponderating weight; involving no preference, concern, or attention; of no account; without signif…

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Orthogonal 92% connected

Right-angled; rectangular; as, an orthogonal intersection of one curve with another.

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Antonym 4

Corporeal 94% connected

Having a body; consisting of, or pertaining to, a material body or substance; material; -- opposed to spiritual or immaterial.

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Corporeal 94% connected

Having a body; consisting of, or pertaining to, a material body or substance; material; -- opposed to spiritual or immaterial.

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Material 94% connected

Consisting of matter; not spiritual; corporeal; physical; as, material substance or bodies.

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Material 94% connected

Consisting of matter; not spiritual; corporeal; physical; as, material substance or bodies.

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