bodiless

Lacking physical substance

Bodiless means lacking a physical body or form.

Spirits and ghosts are bodiless entities.

The word describes anything without corporeal substance: a bodiless voice echoed through the hall, bodiless souls awaiting judgment.

It can also suggest something stripped of its usual physical presence: The internet enables bodiless communication.

immaterial

incorporeal

Not made of matter

intangibleNot physically present
nonphysicalNot of matter
insubstantialLacking physical or material substance

formless · ethereal · weightless · impalpable · invisible · unembodied · shapeless · substanceless · abstract · discarnate

ghostly

spectral

Ghostlike or wavelength-related

apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
phantasmalLike an apparition
wraithlikeResembling a ghost

phantom · specter · haunting · shade · revenant · poltergeist · ectoplasm · manifestation · presence · visitation

spiritual

soul

Innermost animating essence

transcendenceSurpassing usual limits
astralRelating to stars
consciousnessState of sentient awareness

essence · spirit · anima · atman · liberation · moksha · detachment · otherworldly · celestial · divine

Opposites

physical existence

bodilessbodied

Having physical form

corporeal · embodied · physical · material · bodily

sensory perceptibility

bodilesstangible

Perceptible by touch

palpable · visible · sensible · perceptible · detectable

substantiality/weight

bodilesssubstantial

Of notable size or importance

solid · massive · heavy · bulky · weighty

Family

body, bodily, embody, embodiment, bodied, disembodied, body's, bodying, embodies

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G