Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bodiless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables: bod-i-less
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lacking a body; incorporeal.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: disincarnate, disembodied"
"Ever and anon the cheek wore a deeper crimson, and the dark eyes filled with sudden fire, as he felt the idea clothe itself in words tangible to the many, as its bodiless presence had previously been to himself."
"Be satisfied that I will not have done with thee until I have taken away thy life, and sent thy soul squealing bodiless into the unknown."

Etymology

From Middle English bodyles, bodiles, equivalent to body + -less.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: bodyles
Suffix: body

Inflected Forms

bodyless (alternative)

Derived Forms

bodilessly bodilessness

Frequently Paired Words

headless limbless

Synonyms

disincarnate disembodied bodyless discorporate unembodied unbodied

Questions

What does bodiless mean?: Lacking a body; incorporeal.
Where does bodiless come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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