Intangible - Interesting word #1

in⋅tan⋅gi⋅ble

/ɪnˈtændʒəbəl/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [in-tan-juh-buhl]

–adjective

1.	not tangible; incapable of being perceived by the sense of touch, as incorporeal or immaterial things; impalpable.

2.	not definite or clear to the mind: intangible arguments.

3.	(of an asset) existing only in connection with something else, as the goodwill of a business.

–noun

4.	something intangible, esp. an intangible asset: Intangibles are hard to value.

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Origin:
1630–40

Related forms:

in⋅tan⋅gi⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, in⋅tan⋅gi⋅ble⋅ness, noun

in⋅tan⋅gi⋅bly, adverb

Synonyms:
2. vague, elusive, fleeting.