intangible
Syllables: in·tan·gib·le/ɪnˈtæn.d͡ʒɪ.bəl/US/ɪnˈtæn.d͡ʒə.bəl/
intangible adjective: incapable of being perceived by the senses; incorporeal.
Adjective
intangible (comparative more intangible, superlative most intangible)
- Incapable of being perceived by the senses; incorporeal.
- Antonyms:
- tangible
- Difficult to define or describe clearly, but nonetheless perceived.
- an intangible quality of serenity in the music
Noun
intangible (plural intangibles)
- Anything intangible.
- Diaghilev's love for Nijinsky was as deep and as sincere and reliant as a bond could be, it being based on all those intangibles of love that cannot be enumerated.1980 April 5, Aaron Cohen, “Save the Last Dance for Me”, in Gay Community News, page 12
- Incorporeal property that is saleable though not material, such as bank deposits, stocks, bonds, and promissory notes.
intangible meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
intangible in Hindi
- अमूर्त
intangible in Tamil
- உணர்ந்தறிய முடியாத, தொட்டறிய முடியாத, உணரமுடியாத, தொட்டறியமுடியாத, புலனாகா
intangible in Marathi
- अमूर्त
intangible in Urdu
- غیرلمسی, مبہم, ناقابل فہم
More languagesFewer languages
- intangible in Bengali
- অস্পৃশ্য, অস্পষ্ট
- intangible in Malayalam
- തൊട്ടറിയാൻ കഴിയാത്ത, ഇന്ദ്രിയഗോചരമല്ലാത്ത, അതിസൂക്ഷ്മ, അസ്പൃശ്യ
- intangible in Kannada
- ಮುಟ್ಟಲಾಗದ, ತಿಳಿಯಲಾಗದ, ಮುಟ್ಟಿ ತಿಳಿಯಲಾಗದ, ಸ್ಪರ್ಶಾತೀತ
- intangible in Gujarati
- અમૂર્ત
- intangible in Nepali
- अमूर्त
- intangible in Arabic
- غَيْر مَلْمُوس ḡayr malmūs, مَعْنَوِيّ maʕnawiyy
- intangible in Indonesian
- takbenda
Examples of intangible in a sentence
- UNESCO enshrined the vocal skills and ancient songs as part of the “intangible cultural heritage of humanity.”
- Intangible or invisible objects in comic books are often drawn with a dotted line.
- Passive income, or profits earned from so-called intangible sources such as interest, is taxed in the U.S. as it is earned.
Antonyms of intangible
Forms of intangible
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more intangible |
| superlative | most intangible |
| Noun | |
| plural | intangibles |
Origin of intangible
Borrowed from Middle French intangible, from Medieval Latin intangibilis, from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tango.
Words formed from intangible
Phrases with intangible
Questions about intangible
- What does intangible mean?
- Intangible means incapable of being perceived by the senses; incorporeal.
- What is intangible in Hindi?
- Intangible in Hindi is अमूर्त. See Intangible meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is intangible?
- Intangible can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce intangible?
- Intangible is pronounced /ɪnˈtæn.d͡ʒɪ.bəl/ (UK).
Words near intangible in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: intangible (page history and authors); intangible (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); intangible (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); intangible (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); intangible (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Intangible (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); intangible (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); intangible (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); intangible (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); intangible (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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