- incapable of being perceived by touch; impalpable
- imprecise or unclear to the mind: intangible ideas
- (of property or a business asset) saleable, though not possessing intrinsic productive value
- something that is intangible
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•tan•gi•ble /ɪnˈtændʒəbəl/USA pronunciation
adj.
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- that cannot be touched or felt;
impalpable:an intangible presence in the spooky room.
n. [countable]
- something intangible, esp. an asset, as goodwill:We hired him because of several intangibles he seemed to possess.
in•tan•gi•ble
(in tan′jə bəl),USA pronunciation adj.
n.
in•tan′gi•bil′i•ty, in•tan′gi•ble•ness, n.
in•tan′gi•bly, adv.
- not tangible;
incapable of being perceived by the sense of touch, as incorporeal or immaterial things;
impalpable. - not definite or clear to the mind:intangible arguments.
- (of an asset) existing only in connection with something else, as the goodwill of a business.
n.
- something intangible, esp. an intangible asset:Intangibles are hard to value.
- Medieval Latin intangibilis. See in-3, tangible
- 1630–40
in•tan′gi•bly, adv.
- 2. vague, elusive, fleeting.
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intangible /ɪnˈtændʒɪbəl/ adj
'intangible' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
assets
- goodwill
- intellectual property
- property
- services
- spirit
- spiritual
- corporeal
- emerge
- environment
- impalpable
- untouchable
- wall
- ware
- scatter