intangible

Incapable of being perceived by the senses; incorporeal.

Adjective

  1. Incapable of being perceived by the senses; incorporeal.

    Antonyms: tangible

Origin

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

Forms

more intangible most intangible

Derived

intangible asset intangible cultural heritage intangibleness intangibly

Noun

  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...
  2. Incorporeal property that is saleable though not material, such as bank deposits, stocks, bonds, and promissory notes.

Forms

intangibles