nonphysical

1. 1.

   lacking substance or reality; incapable of being touched or seen

   “that intangible thing--the soul”

   Synonymsintangible

   Similarimmaterial

Questions about nonphysical

What does nonphysical mean?

nonphysical means "lacking substance or reality; incapable of being touched or seen".

How many syllables are in nonphysical?

nonphysical has 4 syllables: non-phy-si-cal. The stress falls on "phy".

What is another word for nonphysical?

Close synonyms include intangible. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is nonphysical a common word?

nonphysical is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.