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Intangible Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ible

Intangible has 7 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

assets that are saleable though not material or physical

"The company's valuation surged after investors realized its intangible assets, such as brand reputation and proprietary algorithms, were far more valuable than its physical buildings."

2

Anything intangible

"The company's value lies less in its physical assets and more in its intangible brand reputation that customers trust."

Adjective
1

(of especially business assets) not having physical substance or intrinsic productive value

"intangible assets such as good will"

2

incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch

"the intangible constituent of energy"

3

hard to pin down or identify

"an intangible feeling of impending disaster"

4

lacking substance or reality; incapable of being touched or seen

"that intangible thing--the soul"

5

Incapable of being perceived by the senses; incorporeal.

"The value we place on our childhood memories is intangible, for no amount of money could ever buy back those lost years."

Example Sentences
"intangible assets such as good will" adjective
"the intangible constituent of energy" adjective
"an intangible feeling of impending disaster" adjective
"that intangible thing--the soul" adjective
Related Terms
Antonyms
tangible touchable
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
assets
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
good will
Rhyming Words
ble able roble ruble doble fable bible buble amble gable sable noble coble moble cable table bable kable mable viable
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