Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

embodied

/ɪmbˈɑdid/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English

Syllables: em-bod-ied
IPA: /ɪmbˈɑdid/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of embody

adj

experienced, mediated via the physical body (typically in contrast to mental experience)

Example Sentences

"After all, in embodied work, we are trying to feel the physical experience of being ourselves, something visceral, not abstract or other."

Derived Forms

embrained

Synonyms

bodied corporal corporate incarnate

Rhymes With

able-bodied bodied disembodied

Questions

How do you pronounce embodied?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪmbˈɑdid/.
What does embodied mean?: simple past and past participle of embody

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