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intangible definition

in·tan·gible (in tan′jə bəl)

adjective

  1. that cannot be touched; incorporeal; impalpable
  2. designating or of any of certain business assets, esp. goodwill, that have no material being but have monetary value
  3. that cannot be easily defined, formulated, or grasped; vague

Etymology: ML intangibilis: see in- & tangible

noun

something intangible

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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