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intangible

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtæn.d͡ʒɪ.bəl/

The English word “intangible” has 4 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Incapable of being perceived by the senses; incorporeal.
  2. Difficult to define or describe clearly, but nonetheless perceived.

noun

  1. Anything intangible.
  2. Incorporeal property that is saleable though not material, such as bank deposits, stocks, bonds, and promissory notes.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French intangible, from Medieval Latin intangibilis, from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tango.

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