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Meaning of intangible in English
Pronunciation
/ɪnˈtændʒəb(ə)l/
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Classifying Adjective
intangible
Definitions
1.
hard to pin down or identify
Examples
« an intangible feeling of impending disaster »
Synonyms
unidentifiable
2.
lacking substance or reality
Examples
« incapable of being touched or seen »
« that intangible thing--the soul »
Synonyms
immaterial
nonmaterial
Noun
intangible
Definitions
1.
assets that are saleable though not material or physical
Qualitative Adjective
intangible
Etymology
early 17th century (as an adjective): from French, or from medieval Latin intangibilis, from in-‘not’ + late Latin tangibilis (see tangible)
Definitions
1.
(of especially business assets) not having physical substance or intrinsic productive value
Examples
« intangible assets such as good will »
Antonyms
tangible
2.
incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch
Examples
« the intangible constituent of energy- James Jeans »
Antonyms
tangible
See also
abstract