disembodied

/ ˌdɪsɪmˈbɒdɪd /

adjective

1. lacking a body or freed from the body; incorporeal
2. lacking in substance, solidity, or any firm relation to reality

Example Sentences

Microphones scramble dialogue so that voices become disembodied.

From Los Angeles Times

Eventually, the dancers rise and take on yet another kind of unison, all mouthing a single disembodied voice: Doherty’s.

From New York Times

Behind the musicians, sculptures of bright pink disembodied legs and a matching pink unicorn in medieval armor add trippy ambience.

From Los Angeles Times

The proposal was based in large part on the results of a new battery of tests that are performed on disembodied cells rather than whole lab animals.

From Salon

A disembodied voice at an eerily vacant employment agency tells her that her emotions make her unsuited to work, and a purification process that scrubs people of their pesky feelings is recommended.

From New York Times

Related Words

• ghostly