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intangible en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • audio Great Britain
  • /ɪnˈtæn.d͡ʒə.bəl/ (US)
  • [ɪnˈtæn.d͡ʒɪ.bl̩] (UK)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ɪnˈtæn.d͡ʒɪ.bəl/ (UK)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French intangible, from Medieval Latin intangibilis, from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tango.

Meanings

  1. Incapable of being perceived by the senses; incorporeal.
  2. Difficult to define or describe clearly, but nonetheless perceived.
    • an intangible quality of serenity in the music

Forms

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most intangible Degree=Sup lexicographic
more intangible Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Antonyms

tangible

Deriveds

intangibly · intangible asset · intangibleness · intangible cultural heritage

Translations (42)

cs nehmotný (incapable of being perceived) · nb immateriell (incapable of being perceived) · ro intangibil (incapable of being perceived) · nn immateriell (incapable of being perceived) · ja 無形 (incapable of being perceived) · nl ontastbaar (incapable of being perceived) · el ασαφής (incapable of being perceived) · de immateriell (incapable of being perceived) · es intangible (incapable of being perceived) · ro nepalpabil (incapable of being perceived) · el αδιόρατος (incapable of being perceived) · ar غَيْر مَلْمُوس (incapable of being perceived) · gv neuventynagh (incapable of being perceived) · pt intangível (incapable of being perceived) · la intactilis (incapable of being perceived) · fr intangible (incapable of being perceived) · kk бейматериалдық (incapable of being perceived) · de unklar (incapable of being perceived) · bg неосезаем (incapable of being perceived) · ar مَعْنَوِيّ (incapable of being perceived) · ro de neatins (incapable of being perceived) · nl ongrijpbaar (incapable of being perceived) · fi abstrakti (incapable of being perceived) · fi aineeton (incapable of being perceived) · de ungreifbar (incapable of being perceived) · pl nieuchwytny (incapable of being perceived) · de abstrakt (incapable of being perceived) · ru неосяза́емый (incapable of being perceived) · cmn 無形的 /无形的 (incapable of being perceived) · ca intangible (incapable of being perceived) · ru неулови́мый (incapable of being perceived) · el ακαθόριστος (incapable of being perceived) · bg неуловим (incapable of being perceived) · fr immatériel (incapable of being perceived) · gv neuloaghtagh (incapable of being perceived) · de vage (incapable of being perceived) · kk материалдық емес (incapable of being perceived) · kk материалды емес (incapable of being perceived) · el αόριστος (incapable of being perceived) · id takbenda (incapable of being perceived) · it intangibile (incapable of being perceived) · cs nehmatatelný (incapable of being perceived)

intangible en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • audio Great Britain
  • /ɪnˈtæn.d͡ʒə.bəl/ (US)
  • [ɪnˈtæn.d͡ʒɪ.bl̩] (UK)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ɪnˈtæn.d͡ʒɪ.bəl/ (UK)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French intangible, from Medieval Latin intangibilis, from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tango.

Meanings

  1. Anything intangible.
    • Diaghilev's love for Nijinsky was as deep and as sincere and reliant as a bond could be, it being based on all those intangibles of love that cannot be enumerated. 1980 April 5, Aaron Cohen, “Save the Last Dance for Me”, in Gay Community News, page 12:
  2. Incorporeal property that is saleable though not material, such as bank deposits, stocks, bonds, and promissory notes.

Forms

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intangibles Number=Plur lexicographic

Translations (4)

ja 触れられないもの (anything intangible) · nl ontastbare (anything intangible) · fi aineeton asia (anything intangible) · el άυλος (anything intangible)