Bodilessness

/ˈbɒdiləsnəs/ noun

Definition

The state or quality of being without a physical body; the condition of being incorporeal or existing as pure spirit.

Etymology

From 'bodiless' plus the abstract noun suffix '-ness'. This double suffix formation (body + -less + -ness) allows English to create nouns describing abstract states from concrete concepts.

Kelly Says

Philosophers debated bodilessness for centuries—Descartes' famous mind-body problem literally asks whether consciousness could be bodiless, and his answer (maybe yes!) launched all of modern philosophy's obsession with the hard problem of consciousness.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
的身體
shen-ti
ARالعربية
غياب الجسد
ghi-aab al-jasad
BNবাংলা
শরীরহীনতা
sha-ree-ra-heen-ta
CACatalà
absència de cos
ab-sen-tsia deh kos
CSČeština
neexistence těla
neh-ex-is-ten-ce teh-loh
DADansk
manglende krop
man-glen-deh korp
DEDeutsch
körperlosigkeit
kor-per-loh-s-soyt
ELΕλληνικά
απουσία σώματος
a-poo-see-ah soh-mah-tos
ESEspañol
ausencia de cuerpo
aw-sen-thee-ah deh koo-eh-roh
FAفارسی
غیر جسمانی
gheyr-jes-maani
FISuomi
ruumiin puute
roo-mee-n poo-teh
FRFrançais
absence de corps
ab-sen-s deh kor
GUGU
શરીરહીન
sha-ree-ra-heen
HAHA
jiki
jee-kee
HEעברית
欠ות גוף
ke-toth goff
HIहिन्दी
शरीरहीनता
sha-ree-ra-heen-ta
HUMagyar
test hiány
test hee-an-y
IDBahasa Indonesia
ketidakhadiran tubuh
keh-tee-ada-an too-buh
IGIG
anya
ah-nya
ITItaliano
assenza di corpo
ah-sen-tsa deh kor-poh
JA日本語
肉体の不在
nik-tai no nai-zai
KKKK
сын
syn
KMKM
រាង
raang
KO한국어
육체의 부재
yuk-che-ui bu-jae
MRMR
शरीरा
sha-ree-rah
MSBahasa Melayu
tiada badan
tee-ah-da too-buh
MYမြန်မာ
ရှေ့
shwe
NLNederlands
afwezigheid van lichaam
ah-fuh-zee-heid van lee-chaam
NONorsk
manglende kropp
man-glen-deh korp
PAPA
ਸ਼ਰੀਰ
shree-rah
PLPolski
brak ciała
brak ch-ee-ah-loh
PTPortuguês
ausência de corpo
aw-sen-thee-ah deh kor-poh
RORomână
lipsa corpului
lee-sah kor-poo-lee
RUРусский
бесплотность
bes-plo-t-no-st
SVSvenska
kroppsfrånvaro
kropps-frun-va-roh
SWKiswahili
ukose wa mwili
oo-koh-seh wah moo-lee
TAதமிழ்
உடல் இல்லாத
ud-al il-la-ath
TEతెలుగు
శరీరరహిత
sha-ree-ra-ra-hee-tah
THไทย
ขาดแคลนร่างกาย
khaat-klan raang-gaai
TLTL
walang katawan
wa-lang ka-ta-wan
TRTürkçe
bedensizlik
be-den-si-zlik
UKУкраїнська
безтіле́сність
bez-tee-les-nist
URاردو
بدن کی غیبت
badan kee gha-beht
VITiếng Việt
thiếu vắng cơ thể
tchew-vang koh-teh
YOYO
ọpọ̀
oh-poh
ZH中文
无形
wú xíng
ZUZU
umzimba
oom-zim-bah

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