intangible
intangible Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Difficult or impossible to define, measure, or grasp mentally; abstract or elusive.
"The sense of camaraderie within the research team was an intangible benefit of working at the institute."
Unable to be touched or grasped; lacking physical substance or material presence.
"Ghosts and shadows are intangible entities that exist beyond physical touch."
Designating a financial or business asset that is not physical in nature, such as intellectual property, patents, trademarks, or brand goodwill.
"During the corporate merger, accountants spent weeks valuating the company's intangible assets, including its software patents and customer loyalty."
• noun
An intangible thing, factor, or asset, especially one that cannot be easily measured or quantified (usually used in the plural).
"While the candidate's technical credentials were solid, she also possessed the leadership intangibles that inspire confidence in a crisis."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the early 17th century from Medieval Latin intangibilis, formed from the privative prefix in- ('not') and tangibilis ('capable of being touched'), from the Latin verb tangere ('to touch').