bodied
/'bɔdid/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Having a body or physical form: Describes something that possesses a body or exists in a tangible, physical state.
- Having a body of a specified kind: Often used in combination with another word to describe the nature or type of body something has.
Usage
- The adjective "bodied" is primarily used in two ways:
- As a standalone adjective to indicate the state of having a physical form.
- More commonly, as the second element in a compound adjective (e.g., "full-bodied," "able-bodied") to specify a particular quality of the body.
Examples
As a standalone adjective:
- The poet described the bodied spirit visiting him in a dream.
- They debated whether consciousness could exist in a non-bodied state.
In compound adjectives:
- He is an able-bodied man, capable of hard physical labor.
- This is a full-bodied red wine with rich flavors.
- The legend spoke of a strong-bodied giant who lived on the mountain.
Advanced Usage
- "corporate" (archaic): In older texts, "corporate" was sometimes used as a synonym for "bodied," meaning having a bodily form. This usage is now rare.
- The corporate angel appeared before them. (Meaning: The angel with a physical body appeared.)
Variants and Related Words
- -bodied (combining form): Used to create compound adjectives describing physical attributes.
- Able-bodied: Physically fit and healthy.
- Full-bodied: Having richness, strength, or completeness (often used for wines, flavors, or sounds).
- Big-bodied / Strong-bodied: Having a large or powerful physical build.
- Light-bodied: Having a delicate or less substantial form (e.g., a light-bodied white wine).
Synonyms
- Embodied: Having a bodily form; incarnate.
- Corporeal: Relating to a physical body; tangible and material.
- Incarnate: Having a bodily form, especially of a spirit or deity.
Antonyms
- Bodiless: Without a body; incorporeal.
- Disembodied: Separated from or lacking a physical body.
- Incorporeal: Not composed of matter; without physical form.
Adjective
- possessing or existing in bodily form
- what seemed corporal melted as breath into the wind- Shakespeare
- an incarnate spirit
- `corporate' is an archaic term
- having a body or a body of a specified kind; often used in combination
- strong-bodied
- big-bodied