1. the quality or state of having a physical body or material form; tangibility
Usage: formal; often used in philosophical or theological contexts

Examples

• The corporealness of the human body distinguishes it from the soul in dualist philosophy.
• Philosophers debated whether corporealness was essential to existence.
• The artist explored the corporealness of marble through her sculptures.
• Religious texts often contrast the corporealness of the physical world with the spiritual realm.
• The corporealness of matter makes it subject to the laws of physics.