Meaning of INTANGIBLE
| Pronunciation: | | in'tanjubul
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- [n] assets that are saleable though not material or physical
- [adj] lacking substance or reality; incapable of being touched or seen; "that intangible thing--the soul"
- [adj] hard to pin down or identify; "an intangible feeling of impending disaster"
- [adj] incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch; "the intangible constituent of energy"- James Jeans
- [adj] (of especially business assets) not having physical substance or intrinsic productive value; "intangible assets such as good will"
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| | Synonyms: | | immaterial, impalpable, intangible assets, nonmaterial, nonphysical, unidentifiable |
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| | Antonyms: | | tangible | | |
| | See Also: | | abstract, assets, good will, goodwill | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \In*tan"gi*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not + tangible: cf. F.
intangible.]
Not tangible; incapable of being touched; not perceptible to
the touch; impalpable; imperceptible. --Bp. Wilkins.
A corporation is an artificial, invisible, intangible
being. --Marshall.
-- {In*tan"gi*ble*ness}, n. -- {In*tan"gi*bly}, adv.
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