intangible

UK: /ɪnˈtændʒɪb^əl/ US: /ɪnˈtændʒəbəl/ ,(in tan′jə bəl)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

in•tan•gi•ble /ɪnˈtændʒəbəl/   adj. 

1. that cannot be touched or felt;
   impalpable:
   an intangible presence in the spooky room.

n. [countable]

2. something intangible, esp. an asset, as goodwill:
   We hired him because of several intangibles he seemed to possess.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

in•tan•gi•ble  (in tan′jə bəl), adj. 

1. not tangible;
   incapable of being perceived by the sense of touch, as incorporeal or immaterial things;
   impalpable.
2. not definite or clear to the mind:
   intangible arguments.
3. (of an asset) existing only in connection with something else, as the goodwill of a business.

n. 

4. something intangible, esp. an intangible asset:
   Intangibles are hard to value.

• Medieval Latin intangibilis. See in-³, tangible
• 1630–40

in•tan′gi•bil′i•ty, in•tan′gi•ble•ness, n. 
in•tan′gi•bly, adv. 
Synonyms

• 2. vague, elusive, fleeting.

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intangible / ɪnˈtændʒɪb^əl/ adjective

1. incapable of being perceived by touch; impalpable
2. imprecise or unclear to the mind: intangible ideas
3. (of property or a business asset) saleable, though not possessing intrinsic productive value

noun

1. something that is intangible

inˌtangiˈbility, inˈtangibleness noun

inˈtangibly adverb