Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonphysical

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables: non-phys-i-cal
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not physical; not using kinetic energy.

adj

Not having physical form; immaterial; insubstantial.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- English physical English nonphysical From non- + physical.

Inflected Forms

non-physical (alternative)

Derived Forms

nonphysicality nonphysically nonphysicalness

Synonyms

intangible

Questions

What does nonphysical mean?: Not physical; not using kinetic energy.
Where does nonphysical come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- English physical English nonphysical From non- + physical.

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