as in spiritual
not composed of matter
ghosts are often depicted as unbodied, yet somehow visible, beings
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Recent Examples of unbodied
Though its name suggests a nootropics concern or a purveyor of networked exercise equipment, Superhuman’s unbodied offering is productivity software for the inbox.
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Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 17 July 2019
Deleuze and Guattari, in Anti-Oedipus, see in it the model of a new kind of reasoning: schizoid, unbodied, and diffuse.
—Sam Kriss, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2017
Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 17 July 2019
Deleuze and Guattari, in Anti-Oedipus, see in it the model of a new kind of reasoning: schizoid, unbodied, and diffuse.
—Sam Kriss, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbodied
Adjective
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In Thailand, where temples, shrines and monasteries abound, the thing that most of our characters lack is spiritual wholeness, with only Piper arriving thinking that Buddhism might hold the answers.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Feb. 2025
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The non-profit helps connect Miami’s homeless population — many of whom are immigrants — with affordable housing, employment and spiritual support.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2025
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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
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The digital files are incorporeal.—
BostonGlobe.com,
BostonGlobe.com,
9 June 2021
Adjective
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Given the baroque language of the text, not to mention the metaphysical events within the narrative itself, Dieter’s exact exploits remain open for interpretation.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
7 Feb. 2025
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As in Dante, the metaphysical landscape is taken seriously and is carefully documented, as if the reader might someday go there and need to know the rules.—
Elisa Gonzalez,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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And telescopes like Euclid likely will give scientists a better understanding of dark matter, invisible matter that has gravitational effects, Huang says.—
Chandelis Duster,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2025
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While advocacy group Science Moms ran an ad about addressing climate change regionally in Los Angeles and online, the theme was otherwise largely invisible elsewhere.—
Kyle Stock and Brian Kahn Bloomberg News (WPNS),
arkansasonline.com,
11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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That chasm is also home to a supernatural force that cannot be allowed to get out, under any circumstances.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2025
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Following the quieter response to his first two films, Perkins broke into mainstream success with last year’s supernatural serial killer flick Longlegs, his first in a three-film deal for Neon.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Unbodied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbodied. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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