intangible

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈtandʒɪbl/
(US) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈtændʒəbəl/

Adjective

intangible (comparative more intangible, superlative most intangible)

incapable of being perceived by the senses; incorporeal

Antonyms

tangible

Translations

incapable of being perceived

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)

Norwegian:
Bokmål: immateriell

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

Noun

intangible (plural intangibles)

Anything intangible
(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)

Japanese: 触れられないもの

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /intanˈxible/

Adjective

intangible (plural intangibles)

intangible

Related terms

tangible

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