nonphysical
Britishadjective
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not of or relating to the body or nature
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not sexual; platonic
intimate nonphysical friendships
Example Sentences
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The list identifies what UNESCO, the United Nations cultural organization, calls “fragile” nonphysical elements that play a crucial role in “maintaining cultural diversity in the face of growing globalization.”
From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2024
Thomas Hobbes’s view of the soul is materialistic, whereas Descartes’s view of the soul is nonphysical.
From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022
They’re exactly what they sound like: nonphysical versions of a common form of state identification.
From Washington Post • Oct. 11, 2021
Overall, less than 20% of physical workers in the United States are 55 or older, the study found, compared with 44% of nonphysical workers.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 27, 2020
There is no reason—so Watson argues—to suppose that their knowledge IS anything beyond the habits shown in this behaviour: the inference that other people have something nonphysical called "mind" or "thought" is therefore unwarranted.
From The Analysis of Mind by Russell, Bertrand
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