corporeal

English

Etymology

From Latin corporeus, from corpus (“body”); compare corporal.

Pronunciation

• (rhotic) IPA^(key): /kɔːɹˈpɔːɹiəl/
• (non-rhotic) IPA^(key): /kɔːˈpɔːɹiəl/

Adjective

corporeal (comparative more corporeal, superlative most corporeal)

1. Material; tangible; physical.
   • (Can we date this quote?) John Milton

     His omnipotence That to corporeal substance could add Speed almost spiritual.

2. (archaic) Pertaining to the body; bodily; corporal.
   • 2000, Margaret Atwood, The Blind Assassin:

     She is always diagnosing me. My corporeal health is of almost as much interest to her as my spiritual health: she is especially proprietary about my bowels.

Synonyms

• (of the body): bodily, corporal

Antonyms

• ethereal
• incorporeal
• insubstantial
• intangible
• spiritual

Derived terms

• corporeality

Translations

bodily — see bodily

Anagrams

• car pooler, car-pooler, carpooler, corporale