English adjective: intangible | |||
1. | intangible (of especially business assets) not having physical substance or intrinsic productive value | ||
Samples | Intangible assets such as good will. | ||
Domain category | business, business enterprise, commercial enterprise | ||
Antonyms | tangible | ||
2. | intangible incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch | ||
Samples | The intangible constituent of energy. | ||
Synonyms | impalpable | ||
See also | abstract | ||
Antonyms | tangible, touchable | ||
3. | intangible hard to pin down or identify | ||
Samples | An intangible feeling of impending disaster. | ||
Similar | unidentifiable | ||
Antonyms | identifiable | ||
4. | intangible lacking substance or reality; incapable of being touched or seen | ||
Samples | That intangible thing--the soul. | ||
Synonyms | nonphysical | ||
Similar | immaterial, nonmaterial | ||
Antonyms | material | ||
English noun: intangible | |||
1. | intangible (possession) assets that are saleable though not material or physical | ||
Synonyms | intangible asset | ||
Broader (hypernym) | assets | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | good will, goodwill | ||