Definitions for INTANGIBLE
ɪnˈtæn dʒə bəlin·tan·gi·ble

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.7 / 3 votes

1. intangible, intangible assetadjective

   assets that are saleable though not material or physical

2. intangibleadjective

   (of especially business assets) not having physical substance or intrinsic productive value

   "intangible assets such as good will"

3. intangible, impalpableadjective

   incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch

   "the intangible constituent of energy"- James Jeans

4. intangibleadjective

   hard to pin down or identify

   "an intangible feeling of impending disaster"

5. intangible, nonphysicaladjective

   lacking substance or reality; incapable of being touched or seen

   "that intangible thing--the soul"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. intangiblenoun

   Anything intangible

2. intangiblenoun

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

3. intangibleadjective

   incapable of being perceived by the senses; incorporeal

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Intangibleadjective

   not tangible; incapable of being touched; not perceptible to the touch; impalpable; imperceptible

2. Etymology: [Pref. in- not + tangible: cf. F. intangible.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Intangible

   in-tan′ji-bl, adj. not tangible or perceptible to touch.—ns. Intan′gibleness, Intangibil′ity.—adv. Intan′gibly. [See Intact.]

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How to pronounce INTANGIBLE?

1. Alex

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   Daniel

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of INTANGIBLE in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of INTANGIBLE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of INTANGIBLE in a Sentence

1. Harry Hughes:

   Its an intangible, but very important.

2. Ken Goldman:

   We think the answer arguably came yesterday in the form of a $15 billion intangible asset write-down for the Kraft and Oscar Mayer brands.

3. The Tax Collector:

   Theyre very conscious of what they bring to the screen, and they need to know that you have their back. For me, its about finding out what are the strengths, and lets really double down on the strengths, and its also understanding what kind of characters work for them, and then everyone has their own intangible side that you have to figure out how to capture with a camera. Because youre stars for a reason, and you learn how to find that quality and chase it on set.

4. Augusta E. Rundell:

   Christmas--that magic blanket that wraps itself about us, that something so intangible that it is like a fragrance. It may weave a spell of nostalgia. Christmas may be a day of feasting, or of prayer, but always it will be a day of remembrance--a day in which we think of everything we have ever loved.

5. Alan B. Watts:

   According to conviction, I am not simply what I am doing now. I am also what I have done, and my conventionally edited version of my past is made to seem almost more the real me than what I am at this moment. For what I am seems so fleeting and intangible, but what I was is fixed and final. It is the firm basis for predictions of what I will be in the future, and so it comes about that I am more closely identified with what no longer exists than with what actually is

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=INTANGIBLE
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Intangible
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/INTANGIBLE
4. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=INTANGIBLE