corporeal

[kawr-pawr-ee-uh l, -pohr-] /kɔrˈpɔr i əl, -ˈpoʊr-/

adjective

of the nature of the physical body; bodily.

material; tangible:

corporeal property.

Origin

1375-1425; late Middle English < Latin corpore(us) bodily (corpor- (stem of corpus) body + -eus adj. suffix) + -al¹

Related forms

corporeality, corporealness, noun

corporeally, adverb

noncorporeal, adjective

noncorporeality, noun

transcorporeal, adjective

Can be confused

corporal, corporeal.

Synonyms

1. See physical.

Antonyms

1. spiritual. 2. intangible.

Examples from the web for corporeal

There, corporeal lashes in public would probably served up in no time for disturbing the peace.
Our skin microbes can provide us with a layer of defense, a moat around our corporeal castle.
Unfortunately, he doesn't have the presence or corporeal sensitivity to make such body doodles enthralling.
But to some greens, the threat of new coal plants coming online is so dire that it demands a more corporeal level of engagement.
The study involves adult subject requiring colonic anastomosis following laparoscopic intra-corporeal surgery.

British Dictionary definitions for corporeal

corporeal

/kɔːˈpɔːrɪəl/

adjective

of the nature of the physical body; not spiritual

of a material nature; physical

Derived Forms

corporeality, corporealness, noun
corporeally, adverb

Word Origin

C17: from Latin corporeus, from corpus body

Word Origin and History for corporeal

adj.

early 15c., with adjectival suffix -al (1) + Latin corporeus "of the nature of a body," from corpus "body" (living or dead), from PIE *kwrpes, from root *kwrep- "body, form, appearance," probably from a verbal root meaning "to appear" (cf. Sanskrit krp- "form, body," Avestan kerefsh "form, body," Old English hrif "belly," Old High German href "womb, belly, abdomen").

corporeal in Medicine

corporeal cor·po·re·al (kôr-pôr'ē-əl)
adj.
Of, relating to, or characteristic of the body.