intangible
adjective/ɪnˈtændʒəbl/
/ɪnˈtændʒəbl/
- that exists but cannot be touched; difficult to describe, understand or measure
- The old building had an intangible air of sadness about it.
- The benefits are intangible.
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- (business) that does not exist as a physical thing but is still valuable to a company
- intangible assets/property
opposite tangible
Word Originearly 17th cent. (as an adjective): from French, or from medieval Latin intangibilis, from in- ‘not’ + late Latin tangibilis (from tangere ‘to touch’).
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