Corporeal — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having material or physical form or substance; - Benjamin Jowett

affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈʌkuːpˌɪnt/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈɔːpɔːɹˌiəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈɔːpɔːɹˌiəl/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈʌkuːpˌɪnt/.

Examples

that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible
bodily needs
a corporal defect

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

corporal somatic bodily material

Antonyms

incorporeal

Parts of Speech

adjective	having material or physical form or substance; - Benjamin Jowett “that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible”
adjective	affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit “bodily needs”

Word Forms

corporeality	noun	the quality of being physical; consisting of matter
materiality	noun	the quality of being physical; consisting of matter

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

körperlich

eine materielle oder physische Form oder Substanz haben; - Benjamin Jowett

🇫🇷French

corporel

ayant une forme ou une substance matérielle ou physique ; -Benjamin Jowett

🇪🇸Spanish

corpóreo

tener forma o sustancia material o física; - Benjamín Jowett

🇮🇹Italian

corporeo

avente forma o sostanza materiale o fisica; -Benjamin Jowett

🇳🇱Dutch

lichamelijk

een materiële of fysieke vorm of substantie hebben; - Benjamin Jowett

🇵🇹Portuguese

corpóreo

ter forma ou substância material ou física; -Benjamin Jowett

🇷🇺Russian

телесный

имеющие материальную или физическую форму или вещество; - Бенджамин Джоуэтт

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मूर्त

भौतिक या भौतिक रूप या पदार्थ होना; -बेंजामिन जोवेट

🇧🇩Bengali

শারীরিক

উপাদান বা শারীরিক ফর্ম বা পদার্থ থাকা; - বেঞ্জামিন জোয়েট

🇮🇳Tamil

உடல் சார்ந்த

பொருள் அல்லது உடல் வடிவம் அல்லது பொருள் கொண்டவை; - பெஞ்சமின் ஜோவெட்

🇮🇳Telugu

భౌతికమైన

పదార్థం లేదా భౌతిక రూపం లేదా పదార్థాన్ని కలిగి ఉండటం; - బెంజమిన్ జోవెట్

🇮🇳Marathi

शारीरिक

भौतिक किंवा भौतिक स्वरूप किंवा पदार्थ असणे; - बेंजामिन जोवेट

🇮🇳Gujarati

શારીરિક

સામગ્રી અથવા ભૌતિક સ્વરૂપ અથવા પદાર્થ હોવું; - બેન્જામિન જોવેટ

🇮🇳Kannada

ದೈಹಿಕ

ವಸ್ತು ಅಥವಾ ಭೌತಿಕ ರೂಪ ಅಥವಾ ವಸ್ತುವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ; - ಬೆಂಜಮಿನ್ ಜೋವೆಟ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശാരീരികമായ

ഭൗതികമോ ഭൗതികമോ രൂപമോ പദാർത്ഥമോ ഉള്ളത്; - ബെഞ്ചമിൻ ജോവെറ്റ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਰੀਰਿਕ

ਪਦਾਰਥ ਜਾਂ ਭੌਤਿਕ ਰੂਪ ਜਾਂ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਹੋਣਾ; - ਬੈਂਜਾਮਿਨ ਜੋਵੇਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

جسمانی

مادی یا جسمانی شکل یا مادہ ہونا؛ - بنیامین جویٹ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

有形的

具有物质或物理形式或实质； ——本杰明·乔伊特

🇯🇵Japanese

肉体的な

物質的または物理的な形態または物質を有する。 - ベンジャミン・ジョウェット

🇰🇷Korean

물질적인

물질적 또는 물리적 형태 또는 물질을 갖는 것; - 벤저민 조웨트

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hữu hình

có vật chất hoặc hình thức vật chất hoặc chất liệu; - Benjamin Jowett

🇹🇭Thai

ร่างกาย

มีวัตถุหรือรูปกายหรือสาร - เบนจามิน โจเวตต์

🇮🇩Indonesian

jasmani

mempunyai bentuk atau substansi materi atau fisik; - Benyamin Jowett

🇵🇭Filipino

korporeal

pagkakaroon ng materyal o pisikal na anyo o sangkap; - Benjamin Jowett

🇲🇾Malay

jasmani

mempunyai bahan atau bentuk fizikal atau bahan; - Benjamin Jowett

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جسدي

وجود شكل أو مادة مادية أو مادية؛ - بنيامين جويت

🇮🇷Persian

جسمانی

دارای شکل یا جوهر مادی یا فیزیکی؛ - بنجامین جووت

🇹🇷Turkish

bedensel

maddi veya fiziksel biçime veya maddeye sahip olan; -Benjamin Jowett

🇮🇱Hebrew

גַשׁמִי

בעל צורה או חומר חומרי או פיזי; - בנג'מין ג'ואט

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The primary meaning of 'corporeal' is 'having material or physical form or substance; - Benjamin Jowett'.

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In which domain is the word 'corporeal' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'corporeal' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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