disembodied

Thân thiện

A ghostly, disembodied voice whispered in the empty hallway.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Lacking a physical body or form; separated from the body: Describes something, especially a voice, spirit, or presence, that exists without a tangible, physical form.
   • Disconnected from concrete reality; abstract: Can describe ideas, sounds, or feelings that seem detached from a solid source or context.

Usage and Examples

• Adjective:
  • We heard a disembodied voice coming from the empty room. (The voice had no visible source or body.)
  • The legend tells of a disembodied spirit that haunts the castle. (The spirit exists without a physical form.)
  • In the fog, the streetlights created a disembodied glow. (The light seemed detached and source-less.)

Advanced Usage

• "disembodied intelligence": Refers to a mind or consciousness imagined to exist independently of a physical brain or body, often in philosophical or science-fiction contexts.
  • The story explores the concept of a disembodied intelligence living within the computer network.

Variants and Related Words

• Disembody (verb): To separate or free (something, especially a spirit or idea) from its physical form or context.
  • The artist sought to disembody the emotion from its literal representation.

Synonyms

• Bodiless: Having no physical body.
• Incorporeal: Not composed of matter; lacking material form.
• Immaterial: Unimportant, or (archaically) spiritual rather than physical.

Antonyms

• Embodied: Having a physical form; giving a tangible form to an idea.
• Corporeal: Having a physical body; tangible.
• Material: Consisting of physical matter; tangible.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. not having a material body
   • bodiless ghosts

Từ đồng nghĩa

• discorporate
• unembodied
• bodiless
• unbodied