Definition of INTANGIBLE

intangible

Meanings

Plural: intangibles

Noun

  • assets that are saleable though not material or physical
  • Anything intangible
  • Incorporeal property that is saleable though not material, such as bank deposits, stocks, bonds, and promissory notes

Adjective

  • (of especially business assets) not having physical substance or intrinsic productive value
    • "intangible assets such as good will"
  • incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch; - James Jeans
    • "the intangible constituent of energy"

Adjective Satellite

  • hard to pin down or identify
    • "an intangible feeling of impending disaster"
  • lacking substance or reality; incapable of being touched or seen
    • "that intangible thing--the soul"

Adj

  • Incapable of being perceived by the senses; incorporeal.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

impalpable, intangible asset, nonphysical, tangible

Antonyms

tangible

Scrabble Score: 13

intangible is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
intangible is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
intangible is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

intangible is a valid Words With Friends word