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Adjective: intangible  in'tan-ju-bul
  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";
    - nonphysical
     
  3. (of especially business assets) not having physical substance or intrinsic productive value
    "intangible assets such as good will"
     
  4. Incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch
    "the intangible constituent of energy";
    - impalpable
Noun: intangible  in'tan-ju-bul
  1. Assets that are saleable though not material or physical
    - intangible asset

Derived forms: intangibles

See also: abstract, immaterial, nonmaterial, unidentifiable

Type of: assets

Antonym: tangible

Encyclopedia: Intangible