as in incorporeal
not capable of being perceived by the sense of touch electrical energy is completely intangible

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Recent Examples of intangible Overall, the Canucks’ draft class, in addition to Cootes, includes a small handful of genuinely interesting bets and some project players that Vancouver’s amateur scouting staff clearly loved for character and intangible reasons. Thomas Drance, New York Times, 29 June 2025 The real advantage lies in the intangible drilling cost deduction, which allows for a significant first-year tax deduction. Thomas H. Ruggie, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025 The intangible influence of Lindor can’t be overstated. Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 22 June 2025 These are not distant, intangible concepts, nor unreachable ruins. Asia London Palomba, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for intangible
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incorporeal
Adjective
  • In fact, magical life has the potential to be even more radically incorporeal than our own.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
  • To the casual observer, the data industry can seem incorporeal, its products conjured out of weightless bits.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Oct. 2024

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“Intangible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intangible. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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