corporality

noun

cor·​po·​ral·​i·​ty ˌkȯr-pə-ˈra-lə-tē 

plural corporalities

: the quality or state of being or having a body or a material or physical existence

Synonyms

• actuality
• corporeality
• existence
• reality
• subsistence
• thingness

Examples of corporality in a Sentence

the age-old debate about the corporality of the human soul

Recent Examples on the Web

In the tradition of Carolee Schneemann and feminist performance artists, the mother finds inspiration in the appetite and spurting fluids of feminine corporality. —BostonGlobe.com, 16 July 2021

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Late Latin corporālitāt-, corporālitās, from Latin corporālis "of the body, corporal entry 2" + -itāt-, -itās -ity

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above