intangible
Noun · AdjectiveUS[in-tan-juh-buhl]/ˌɪnˈtændʒəbəl/4 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- assets that are saleable though not material or physicalSynonyms: intangible assetType of assetsKinds good will, goodwill
Adjective (4)
- (of especially business assets) not having physical substance or intrinsic productive value“intangible assets such as good will”Opposite tangible
- incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch“the intangible constituent of energy — James Jeans”Synonyms: impalpableSee also abstract
- hard to pin down or identify“an intangible feeling of impending disaster”Opposite identifiableSimilar unidentifiable
- lacking substance or reality; incapable of being touched or seen“that intangible thing — the soul”Synonyms: nonphysicalOpposite materialSimilar immaterial, nonmaterial
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
In·tan′gi·ble adjective
Origin: Pref. in- not + tangible: cf. F. intangible.
Not tangible; incapable of being touched; not perceptible to the touch; impalpable; imperceptible. Bp. John Wilkins
A corporation is an artificial, invisible, intangible being.— John Marshall
— In·tan′wb-a1′>′gi·ble·ness, noun — In·tan′wb-a1′>′gi·bly, adverb
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54