Meaning of intangible in English
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Pronunciation
/ɪnˈtændʒəb(ə)l/US accent
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intangibleDefinitions
1. hard to pin down or identifyExamples
- « an intangible feeling of impending disaster »
Synonyms
- 2. lacking substance or reality
Examples
- « incapable of being touched or seen »
- « that intangible thing--the soul »
Synonyms
Noun
intangibleDefinitions
1. assets that are saleable though not material or physicalQualitative Adjective
intangibleEtymology
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 valueExamples
- « intangible assets such as good will »
Antonyms
- 2. incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch
Examples
- « the intangible constituent of energy- James Jeans »
Antonyms
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