intangibleness

Noun

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. the quality of being intangible and not perceptible by touchSynonyms: intangibilityimpalpabilityOpposite tangiblenessType of immateriality, incorporeality
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

“intangibleness” is listed under Intangible.

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

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