intangible

[in·tan·gi·ble]

You can't touch this word it is intangible. You can grasp the meaning of the word in your head, but you can't close your hands around it; you'll just put fingerprints on your monitor.

...

Not tangible; incapable of being touched; not perceptible to the touch; impalpable; imperceptible.

Noun
assets that are saleable though not material or physical

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

Adjective S.
hard to pin down or identify; "an intangible feeling of impending disaster"

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

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

...

a.
Not tangible; incapable of being touched; not perceptible to the touch; impalpable; imperceptible.


Intangible

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.
-- In*tan"gi*ble*ness, n. -- In*tan"gi*bly, adv.

Not tangible; incapable of being touched; not perceptible to the touch; impalpable; imperceptible.

...

Usage Examples

The music industry is a strange combination of having real and intangible assets: pop bands are brand names in themselves, and at a given stage in their careers their name alone can practically gaurantee hit records.

But whenever history is in the making, there's some kind of intangible feeling.

Misspelled Form

intangible, uintangible, 8intangible, 9intangible, ointangible, jintangible, kintangible, untangible, 8ntangible, 9ntangible, ontangible, jntangible, kntangible, iuntangible, i8ntangible, i9ntangible, iontangible, ijntangible, ikntangible, ibntangible, ihntangible, ijntangible, imntangible, i ntangible, ibtangible, ihtangible, ijtangible, imtangible, i tangible, inbtangible, inhtangible, injtangible, inmtangible, in tangible, inrtangible, in5tangible, in6tangible, inytangible, ingtangible, inrangible, in5angible, in6angible, inyangible, ingangible, intrangible, int5angible, int6angible, intyangible, intgangible, intqangible, intwangible, intsangible, intzangible, intqngible, intwngible, intsngible, intzngible, intaqngible, intawngible, intasngible, intazngible, intabngible, intahngible, intajngible, intamngible, inta ngible, intabgible, intahgible, intajgible, intamgible, inta gible, intanbgible, intanhgible, intanjgible, intanmgible, intan gible, intanfgible, intantgible, intanygible, intanhgible, intanbgible, intanvgible, intanfible, intantible, intanyible, intanhible, intanbible, intanvible, intangfible, intangtible, intangyible, intanghible, intangbible, intangvible, intanguible, intang8ible, intang9ible, intangoible, intangjible, intangkible, intanguble, intang8ble, intang9ble, intangoble, intangjble, intangkble, intangiuble, intangi8ble, intangi9ble, intangioble, intangijble, intangikble, intangivble, intangigble, intangihble, intanginble, intangi ble, intangivle, intangigle, intangihle, intanginle, intangi le, intangibvle, intangibgle, intangibhle, intangibnle, intangib le, intangibkle, intangibole, intangibple, intangib:le, intangibke, intangiboe, intangibpe, intangib:e, intangiblke, intangibloe, intangiblpe, intangibl:e, intangiblwe, intangibl3e, intangibl4e, intangiblre, intangiblse, intangiblde, intangiblw, intangibl3, intangibl4, intangiblr, intangibls, intangibld, intangiblew, intangible3, intangible4, intangibler, intangibles, intangibled.

Other Usage Examples

Italy advocates the adoption of a legal instrument on cultural diversity, guaranteeing every country the protection of its own historical identity and the uniqueness of its physical and intangible cultural heritage.

In fact men will fight for a superstition quite as quickly as for a living truth - often more so, since a superstition is so intangible you cannot get at it to refute it, but truth is a point of view, and so is changeable.

Comments


Browse Dictionary