"intangible" meaning in English

See intangible in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɪnˈtæn.d͡ʒɪ.bəl/ [UK], [ɪnˈtæn.d͡ʒɪ.bl̩] [UK], /ɪnˈtæn.d͡ʒə.bəl/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-intangible.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Usmaan (Middle river exports)-intangible.wav Forms: more intangible [comparative], most intangible [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French intangible, from Medieval Latin intangibilis, from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tango. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|intangible}} Middle French intangible, {{der|en|ML.|intangibilis}} Medieval Latin intangibilis, {{der|en|LL.|tangibilis}} Late Latin tangibilis, {{der|en|la|tango}} Latin tango Head templates: {{en-adj}} intangible (comparative more intangible, superlative most intangible)
  1. Incapable of being perceived by the senses; incorporeal. Derived forms: intangible asset, intangible cultural heritage, intangibleness, intangibly Translations (incapable of being perceived): غَيْر مَلْمُوس (ḡayr malmūs) (Arabic), مَعْنَوِيّ (maʕnawiyy) (Arabic), неуловим (neulovim) (Bulgarian), неосезаем (neosezaem) (Bulgarian), intangible (Catalan), 無形的 (Chinese Mandarin), 无形的 (wúxíng de) (Chinese Mandarin), nehmatatelný (Czech), nehmotný (Czech), ontastbaar (Dutch), ongrijpbaar (Dutch), abstrakti (Finnish), aineeton (Finnish), intangible (French), immatériel (French), abstrakt (German), ungreifbar (German), immateriell (German), vage (German), unklar (German), ασαφής (asafís) [feminine, masculine] (Greek), ακαθόριστος (akathóristos) [masculine] (Greek), αδιόρατος (adióratos) [masculine] (Greek), αόριστος (aóristos) [masculine] (Greek), 無形 (mukei) (Japanese), бейматериалдық (beimaterialdyq) (Kazakh), материалды емес (materialdy emes) (Kazakh), материалдық емес (materialdyq emes) (Kazakh), intactilis (Latin), neuventynagh (Manx), neuloaghtagh (Manx), immateriell (Norwegian Bokmål), immateriell (Norwegian Nynorsk), nieuchwytny [masculine] (Polish), intangibil [masculine] (Romanian), de neatins (Romanian), nepalpabil [masculine] (Romanian), неосязаемый (neosjazajemyj) (Russian), intangible (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-intangible-en-adj-0iGIhOAU

Noun

IPA: /ɪnˈtæn.d͡ʒɪ.bəl/ [UK], [ɪnˈtæn.d͡ʒɪ.bl̩] [UK], /ɪnˈtæn.d͡ʒə.bəl/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-intangible.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Usmaan (Middle river exports)-intangible.wav Forms: intangibles [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French intangible, from Medieval Latin intangibilis, from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tango. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|intangible}} Middle French intangible, {{der|en|ML.|intangibilis}} Medieval Latin intangibilis, {{der|en|LL.|tangibilis}} Late Latin tangibilis, {{der|en|la|tango}} Latin tango Head templates: {{en-noun}} intangible (plural intangibles)
  1. Anything intangible Translations (anything intangible): ontastbare [neuter] (Dutch), aineeton asia (Finnish), άυλος (áylos) [masculine] (Greek), 触れられないもの (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-intangible-en-noun-kcnB94e- Disambiguation of 'anything intangible': 100 0
  2. (law) Incorporeal property that is saleable though not material, such as bank deposits, stocks, bonds, and promissory notes Categories (topical): Law
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Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "anything intangible",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "触れられないもの"
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