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intangible

in·tan·gible

UK/ɪnˈtæn.d͡ʒɪ.bəl/ US/ɪnˈtæn.d͡ʒɪ.bl̩/ rare

noun

adjective

1.

(of especially business assets) not having physical substance or intrinsic productive value

  • “intangible assets such as good will”
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2.

incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch

  • “the intangible constituent of energy” James Jeans
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3.

hard to pin down or identify

  • “an intangible feeling of impending disaster”
4.

lacking substance or reality; incapable of being touched or seen

  • “that intangible thing--the soul”
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Origin

Borrowed from Middle French intangible, from Medieval Latin intangibilis, from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tango.

Phrases

  • intangible asset
  • intangible cultural heritage

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