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intangible

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in·tan·gi·ble  (n-tnj-bl)
adj.
1. Incapable of being perceived by the senses.
2. Incapable of being realized or defined.
3. Incorporeal.
n.
1. Something intangible, especially an asset that cannot be perceived by the senses. Often used in the plural: intangibles such as goodwill and dedication.
2. Law Incorporeal property such as bank deposits, stocks, bonds, and promissory notes. Often used in the plural: a state tax on intangibles.

in·tangi·bili·ty, in·tangi·ble·ness n.
in·tangi·bly adv.

intangible
Adjective
1. difficult for the mind to grasp: intangible ideas
2. incapable of being felt by touch
intangibility n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.intangible - assets that are saleable though not material or physical
assets - anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company
goodwill, good will - (accounting) an intangible asset valued according to the advantage or reputation a business has acquired (over and above its tangible assets)
Adj.1.intangible - (of especially business assets) not having physical substance or intrinsic productive value; "intangible assets such as good will"
business enterprise, commercial enterprise, business - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business"
tangible - (of especially business assets) having physical substance and intrinsic monetary value ; "tangible property like real estate"; "tangible assets such as machinery"
2.intangible - incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch; "the intangible constituent of energy"- James Jeans
abstract - existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment; "abstract words like `truth' and `justice'"
tangible, touchable - perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch; "skin with a tangible roughness"
3.intangible - hard to pin down or identify; "an intangible feeling of impending disaster"
unidentifiable - impossible to identify
4.intangible - lacking substance or reality; incapable of being touched or seen; "that intangible thing--the soul"
nonmaterial, immaterial - not consisting of matter; "immaterial apparitions"; "ghosts and other immaterial entities"

intangible
Translations
Spanish intangible [ɪnˈtændʒɪbl] adjintangible
French intangible [ɪnˈtændʒɪbl] adjintangible; [assets] → immatériel(le)
German intangible [ɪnˈtændʒɪbl] adjunbestimmbar;
(idea) → vage;
(benefit) → immateriell

Italian intangible [ɪnˈtændʒɪbl] adjintangibile

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He had great moments, beautiful and noble thoughts, generous aspirations, and a heart wide and warm enough for the whole race, but he had no bounds, no shape; he was as liberal as the casing air, but he was often as vague and intangible.
They were troubled and feverish hours, disturbed with dreams that were intangible, that eluded her, leaving only an impression upon her half-awakened senses of something unattainable.
She wondered if old dreams could haunt rooms -- if, when one left forever the room where she had joyed and suffered and laughed and wept, something of her, intangible and invisible, yet nonetheless real, did not remain behind like a voiceful memory.
 
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