intangible

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French intangible, from Medieval Latin intangibilis, from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tango.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈtandʒɪbl/
• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈtændʒəbəl/

Adjective

intangible (comparative more intangible, superlative most intangible)

1. incapable of being perceived by the senses; incorporeal

Antonyms

• tangible

Translations

incapable of being perceived

• Bulgarian: неуловим (bg) (neulovim), неосезаем (bg) (neosezaem)
• Catalan: intangible
• Dutch: ontastbaar (nl), ontastbare (nl)
• Finnish: abstrakti (fi), aineeton (fi)
• German: abstrakt (de), nicht greifbar, immateriell (de), vage (de), unklar (de)
• Greek: ασαφής (el) m or f (asafís), ακαθόριστος (el) m (akathóristos), αδιόρατος (el) m (adióratos), αόριστος (el) m (aóristos)
• Japanese: 無形 (mukei)
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• Latin: intactilis
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: immateriell

  Nynorsk: immateriell

• Romanian: intangibil (ro) m, de neatins, nepalpabil m
• Russian: неосязаемый (ru) (neosjazajemyj)
• Spanish: intangible (es)

Noun

intangible (plural intangibles)

1. Anything intangible
2. (law) Incorporeal property that is saleable though not material, such as bank deposits, stocks, bonds, and promissory notes

Translations

anything intangible

• Dutch: ontastbare (nl) n
• Greek: άυλος (el) m (áylos)
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• Japanese: 触れられないもの

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin intangibilis, from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tango.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /intanˈxible/

Adjective

intangible m or f (masculine and feminine plural intangibles)

1. intangible

Related terms

• tangible