| 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 | ||