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Intangible

//ɪnˈtæn.d͡ʒə.bəl// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective

1
Incapable of being perceived by the senses; incorporeal.

Adjective

1
lacking substance or reality; incapable of being touched or seen wordnet
2
hard to pin down or identify wordnet
3
incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch wordnet
4
(of especially business assets) not having physical substance or intrinsic productive value wordnet

Noun

1
Anything intangible.
"Diaghilev's love for Nijinsky was as deep and as sincere and reliant as a bond could be, it being based on all those intangibles of love that cannot be enumerated."
2
assets that are saleable though not material or physical wordnet
3
Incorporeal property that is saleable though not material, such as bank deposits, stocks, bonds, and promissory notes.

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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