corporeal

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective having material or physical form or substance; - Benjamin Jowett
  2. adjective affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit

Etymology

From Middle English corporealle, equivalent to Latin corporeus + -al, from corpus (“body”); compare corporal.

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Synonyms

material

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