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Definition of intangible adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

intangible

adjective
 
/ɪnˈtændʒəbl/
 
/ɪnˈtændʒəbl/
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  1. 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.
  2. (business) that does not exist as a physical thing but is still valuable to a company
    • intangible assets/property
  3. 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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