intangible

¹in·tan·gi·ble

adj \(ˌ)in-ˈtan-jə-bəl\

Definition of INTANGIBLE

: not tangible : impalpable <education's intangible benefits>

— in·tan·gi·bil·i·ty \-ˌtan-jə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun

— in·tan·gi·ble·ness \-ˈtan-jə-bəl-nəs\ noun

— in·tan·gi·bly \-blē\ adverb

Examples of INTANGIBLE

1. Leadership is an intangible asset to a company.
2. <electrical energy is completely intangible>

Origin of INTANGIBLE

French or Medieval Latin; French, from Medieval Latin intangibilis, from Latin in- + Late Latin tangibilis tangible

First Known Use: 1640

Related to INTANGIBLE

Synonyms: impalpable

Antonyms: palpable, tactile, tangible, touchable

Related Words: bodiless, immaterial, incorporeal, insubstantial, unsubstantial; ethereal, spiritual, unreal

Near Antonyms: corporeal, physical; embodied, material, real, solid, substantial

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Rhymes with INTANGIBLE

infrangible, refrangible