English vocabulary · C1
Corporeal
/kɔːrˈpɔːr.i.əl/ · adj.
It means having or relating to a physical body.
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Example sentences
- The ghost lacked a corporeal form.
- Exercise helps our corporeal well-being.
Word origin and roots
from Latin
- corpus — body (from Latin)
Synonyms and nuances
- physical (describing tangible, material things)
- bodily (referring to the human body specifically)
- fleshly (emphasizing physical desires or needs)
Words with the same root
corpus — body
- corporation — a legal body of people organized as a single entity
- corpse — a dead body
- corps — a body of military troops or organized workers
Lesson notes
Corporeal. It means having or relating to a physical body. Not spiritual. It is the real world we can touch.
Similar words are physical, bodily, and fleshly. Use Corporeal when discussing physical bodies.
The ghost lacked a corporeal form. Exercise helps our corporeal well-being.
It comes from Latin for 'body'. It means real things. That final image is corporeal.