adj.

1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the body. See synonyms at bodily.
2. Of a material nature; tangible.

[From Latin corporeus, from corpus, corpor-, body.]

corporeality cor·po're·al'i·ty (-ăl'ĭ-tē) or cor·po're·al·ness n.
corporeally cor·po're·al·ly adv.

Having material reality; opposite of incorporeal, intangible.

Visible or tangible real or personal property.
Example: Buildings, pavement, fences, and the like are corporeal. Easements are incorporeal.

adjective

1. Of or relating to the human body: bodily, corporal, fleshly, personal, physical, somatic. See body/spirit.
2. Composed of or relating to things that occupy space and can be perceived by the senses: concrete, material, objective, phenomenal, physical, sensible, substantial, tangible. See body/spirit, matter.

adj

Definition: bodily, physical
Antonyms: cerebral, immaterial, intangible, mental, spiritual

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Bodily: our corporeal nature is our bodily nature.

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

Possessing a physical nature; having an objective, tangible existence; being capable of perception by touch and sight.

Under common law, corporeal hereditaments are physical objects encompassed in land, including the land itself and any tangible object on it, that can be inherited.

Corporeal is the opposite of incorporeal, that which exists but is incapable of physical manifestation, as in the right to bring a lawsuit.

IN BRIEF: adj. - Having material or physical form or substance adj. - Affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit.

Tutor's tip: After the séance, the "corporal" (the rank below sergeant in the army) felt a very "corporeal" (something real or bodily) exhaustion.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - fysisk, materiel, rørlig

Nederlands (Dutch)
materieel, lichamelijk

Français (French)
adj. - matériel, corporel (sout)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - körperlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ενσώματος, ενυπόστατος, σωματικός, υλικός, (νομ.) εμπράγματος

Italiano (Italian)
corporeo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - corporal, físico

Русский (Russian)
материальный, телесный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - físico, material, corpóreo, corporal

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - kroppslig, fysisk, materiell

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
肉体的, 物质的, 有形的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 肉體的, 物質的, 有形的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 신체상의, 형태를 가진

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 身体上の, 物質的な, 有形の, 肉体の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) جسماني, بدني‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮גשמי, גופני‬

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