Definition of intangible
Adjectives
(of especially business assets) not having physical substance or intrinsic productive value
"intangible assets such as good will"
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tangible
(of especially business assets) having physical substance and intrinsic monetary value
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real
(of property) fixed or immovable
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realizable
capable of being realized
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incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch
"the intangible constituent of energy"- James Jeans
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- impalpable
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abstract
existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment
hard to pin down or identify
"an intangible feeling of impending disaster"
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unidentifiable
impossible to identify
lacking substance or reality; incapable of being touched or seen
"that intangible thing--the soul"
- Synonyms:
- nonphysical
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immaterial, nonmaterial
not consisting of matter
Nouns
assets that are saleable though not material or physical
- Synonyms:
- intangible asset
- Types:
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good will, goodwill
(accounting) an intangible asset valued according to the advantage or reputation a business has acquired (over and above its tangible assets)
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assets
anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company
Vocabulary Lists for intangible
Charles Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities" Chapters 1-12 »(287 words)
Vocabulary study list for Charles Dickens' "A Tale of...
- incommodious
- cogitate
- endue
- immolate
- commiserate
Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" Intro + Chapters 1-7 »(650 words)
Vocabulary study list for Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The...
- embroider
- imbue
- ignominy
- decapitate
- scaffold
Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" Chapters 16-24 »(619 words)
Vocabulary study list for Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The...
- estranged
- scaffold
- gesticulate
- pillory
- stigma
- Hale
- German ivy
- matt
- sleigh
- flats