intangible (adj.)

  1. (of especially business assets) not having physical substance or intrinsic productive value; intangible assets such as good will'

  2. incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch; the intangible constituent of energy- James Jeans

    [ Syn: impalpable ]

    intangible (n.)

  1. assets that are saleable though not material or physical

    [ Syn: intangible asset ]

    intangible (adj.)

  1. hard to pin down or identify; an intangible feeling of impending disaster'

  2. lacking substance or reality; incapable of being touched or seen; that intangible thing--the soul

    [ Syn: nonphysical ]

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