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Corporeality

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cor·po·re·al  (kôr-pôr-l, -pr-)
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; see kwrep- in Indo-European roots.]
cor·pore·ali·ty (-l-t), cor·pore·al·ness n.
cor·pore·al·ly adv.
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Noun1.corporeality - the quality of being physical; consisting of matter
corporality, physicalness, materiality
quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
concreteness - the quality of being concrete (not abstract)
palpability, tangibility, tangibleness - the quality of being perceivable by touch
substantiality, substantialness, solidness - the quality of being substantial or having substance
reality - the quality possessed by something that is real
incorporeality, immateriality - the quality of not being physical; not consisting of matter


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Retty put her hands upon Tess's shoulders, as if to realize her friend's corporeality after such a miracle, and the other two laid their arms round her waist, all looking into her face.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A Pure Woman by Hardy, Thomas View in context
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