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intangible

noun

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L322625 on Wikidata ↗

adjective

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L337810 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtæn.d͡ʒɪ.bəl/ / [ɪnˈtæn.d͡ʒɪ.bl̩] / /ɪnˈtæn.d͡ʒə.bəl/

adj

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

  1. Incapable of being perceived by the senses; incorporeal.

noun

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

  1. Anything intangible.

    Diaghilev's love for Nijinsky was as deep and as sincere and reliant as a bond could be, it being based on all those intangibles of love that cannot be enumerated.

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