| Learning / English Dictionary |
INTANGIBLE
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Assets that are saleable though not material or physical
Synonyms:
intangible; intangible asset
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("intangible" is a kind of...):
assets (anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "intangible"):
good will; goodwill ((accounting) an intangible asset valued according to the advantage or reputation a business has acquired (over and above its tangible assets))
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lacking substance or reality; incapable of being touched or seen
Example:
that intangible thing--the soul
Synonyms:
intangible; nonphysical
Classified under:
Similar:
immaterial; nonmaterial (not consisting of matter)
Derivation:
intangibility; intangibleness (the quality of being intangible and not perceptible by touch)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Hard to pin down or identify
Example:
an intangible feeling of impending disaster
Classified under:
Similar:
unidentifiable (impossible to identify)
Derivation:
intangibleness (the quality of being intangible and not perceptible by touch)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch
Example:
the intangible constituent of energy
Synonyms:
impalpable; intangible
Classified under:
Adjectives
Also:
abstract (existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment)
Antonym:
tangible (perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch)
Derivation:
intangibility; intangibleness (the quality of being intangible and not perceptible by touch)
Sense 4
Meaning:
(of especially business assets) not having physical substance or intrinsic productive value
Example:
intangible assets such as good will
Classified under:
Adjectives
Domain category:
business; business enterprise; commercial enterprise (the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects)
Antonym:
tangible ((of especially business assets) having physical substance and intrinsic monetary value)
Derivation:
intangibleness (the quality of being intangible and not perceptible by touch)
