bodiless

adjective

ˈbä-di-ləs How to pronounce bodiless (audio)
Definition of bodilessnext
as in spiritual
not composed of matter ghosts are supposed to be bodiless

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Recent Examples of bodiless That the bodiless voice of Captain Kafetzis was now coming to me live from above my proprietary Cashmere mattress indicated the obvious seriousness of what had happened in the night. — Lauren Oyler, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bodiless
  1. spiritual
  2. incorporeal
  3. metaphysical
  4. invisible
  5. supernatural
  6. formless
Adjective
  • The most captivating of the three love stories is Smoke’s reunion with Annie (Wunmi Mosaku), a Hoodoo conjurer and Orisha spiritual healer who runs a small plantation store, where their infant son is buried outside under an oak tree.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
  • This choice jells with the Spanish psytrance producer’s generally hard aesthetic: her intricate music — laced with a spiritual chants and loaded with kickdrum — is intense, as are looks favoring latex and snakes as accessories.
    — Katie Bain, Billboard, 10 Apr. 2025
Definition of spiritual
Adjective
  • If reason teaches that God is incorporeal, this means that God has no body; God does not physically see, nor do people see God.
    — Randy L. Friedman, The Conversation, 16 Feb. 2024
  • The digital files are incorporeal.
    — BostonGlobe.com, BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2021
Definition of incorporeal
Adjective
  • The song borders on the absurd, but its faith in the metaphysical properties of a melody is infectious.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2025
  • But now, almost five years after the pandemic, what exactly is driving this metaphysical renaissance?
    — Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 21 Apr. 2025
Definition of metaphysical
Adjective
  • Combatting ageism and invisibility in the startup culture Startup spaces often glorify youth, leaving experienced women feeling invisible.
    — Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
  • The phenomenon will be invisible to those on earth.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025
Definition of invisible
Adjective
  • The rules allow investigators of every social class and how to bring them together for a game of supernatural mystery.
    — Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Armed with her signature razor-sharp wit and deadpan charm, Wednesday is also plunged into a new bone-chilling supernatural mystery.
    — DeVonne Goode, Parents, 23 Apr. 2025
Definition of supernatural
Adjective
  • What do these formless smudges on the page mean?
    — Jack Lang, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
  • Elaborating on the different forms of Shiva worshipped across cultures, Tripathi says, the concept of divine being is difficult to understand in its nirguna (formless) form.
    — Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of formless

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“Bodiless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bodiless. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.

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