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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INTANG'IBLE, a. [in and tangible.] That cannot or may not be touched.
1. Not perceptible to the touch.
A corporation is an artificial, invisible, intangible being.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: (of especially business assets) not having physical substance or intrinsic productive value; "intangible assets such as good will" [ant: tangible]
2: incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch; "the intangible constituent of energy"- James Jeans [syn: intangible, impalpable] [ant: tangible, touchable]
3: hard to pin down or identify; "an intangible feeling of impending disaster"
4: lacking substance or reality; incapable of being touched or seen; "that intangible thing--the soul" [syn: intangible, nonphysical] n
1: assets that are saleable though not material or physical [syn: intangible, intangible asset]

Merriam Webster's

I. adjective Etymology: French or Medieval Latin; French, from Medieval Latin intangibilis, from Latin in- + Late Latin tangibilis tangible Date: 1640 not tangible ; impalpable <education's intangible benefits> • intangibility noun • intangibleness noun • intangibly adverb II. noun Date: 1914 something intangible: as a. an asset (as goodwill) that is not corporeal b. an abstract quality or attribute (as loyalty or creativity)

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. & n. --adj. 1 unable to be touched; not solid. 2 unable to be grasped mentally. --n. something that cannot be precisely measured or assessed. Derivatives: intangibility n. intangibly adv. Etymology: F intangible or med.L intangibilis (as IN-(1), TANGIBLE)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Intangible In*tan"gi*ble, a. [Pref. in- not + tangible: cf. F. intangible.] Not tangible; incapable of being touched; not perceptible to the touch; impalpable; imperceptible. --Bp. Wilkins. A corporation is an artificial, invisible, intangible being. --Marshall. -- In*tan"gi*ble*ness, n. -- In*tan"gi*bly, adv.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(intangibles) Something that is intangible is abstract or is hard to define or measure. There are intangible benefits beyond a rise in the share price. ADJ • You can refer to intangible things as intangibles. Women workers place more importance on intangibles such as a sense of achievement. N-PLURAL

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. 1. Impalpable, that cannot be touched, that cannot be felt. 2. Impalpable, imperceptible, indefinite, vague, dim.

Moby Thesaurus

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