Definitions for: Intangible


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



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: immaterial, impalpable, intangible assets, nonmaterial, nonphysical, unidentifiable

Antonyms: tangible

See Also: abstract, assets, good will, goodwill

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