Intangible — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

assets that are saleable though not material or physical

(of especially business assets) not having physical substance or intrinsic productive value

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪntˈændʒɪbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪntˈandʒɪbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪntˈandʒɪbəl/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪntˈændʒɪbəl/.

Examples

intangible assets such as good will
the intangible constituent of energy
an intangible feeling of impending disaster

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

impalpable intangible asset nonphysical

Antonyms

tangible

Parts of Speech

noun	assets that are saleable though not material or physical
adjective	(of especially business assets) not having physical substance or intrinsic productive value “intangible assets such as good will”
adjective	incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch; - James Jeans “the intangible constituent of energy”
adjective	hard to pin down or identify “an intangible feeling of impending disaster”
adjective	lacking substance or reality; incapable of being touched or seen “that intangible thing--the soul”

Word Forms

intangibleness	noun	the quality of being intangible and not perceptible by touch
intangibility	noun	the quality of being intangible and not perceptible by touch
impalpability	noun	the quality of being intangible and not perceptible by touch

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

immateriell

Vermögenswerte, die verkäuflich, aber nicht materiell oder physisch sind

🇮🇹Italian

intangibile

beni vendibili anche se non materiali o fisici

🇳🇱Dutch

ontastbaar

activa die verkoopbaar zijn, maar niet materieel of fysiek

🇵🇹Portuguese

intangível

ativos que são vendáveis, embora não sejam materiais ou físicos

🇷🇺Russian

нематериальный

активы, которые можно продать, но они не являются материальными или физическими

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अमूर्त

ऐसी संपत्तियां जो भौतिक या भौतिक न होते हुए भी बिक्री योग्य हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

অধরা

বস্তুগত বা ভৌত না হলেও বিক্রয়যোগ্য সম্পদ

🇮🇳Tamil

அருவமான

பொருள் அல்லது உடல் இல்லை என்றாலும் விற்கக்கூடிய சொத்துகள்

🇮🇳Telugu

కనిపించని

మెటీరియల్ లేదా ఫిజికల్ కానప్పటికీ విక్రయించదగిన ఆస్తులు

🇮🇳Marathi

अमूर्त

भौतिक किंवा भौतिक नसल्या तरी विक्रीयोग्य मालमत्ता

🇮🇳Gujarati

અમૂર્ત

અસ્કયામતો કે જે ભૌતિક અથવા ભૌતિક ન હોવા છતાં વેચાણપાત્ર છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಮೂರ್ತ

ವಸ್ತು ಅಥವಾ ಭೌತಿಕವಲ್ಲದಿದ್ದರೂ ಮಾರಾಟ ಮಾಡಬಹುದಾದ ಸ್ವತ್ತುಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

അദൃശ്യമായ

ഭൗതികമോ ഭൗതികമോ അല്ലെങ്കിലും വിൽക്കാൻ കഴിയുന്ന ആസ്തികൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਟੱਲ

ਉਹ ਸੰਪਤੀਆਂ ਜੋ ਵਿਕਰੀਯੋਗ ਹਨ ਭਾਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਪਦਾਰਥਕ ਜਾਂ ਭੌਤਿਕ ਨਹੀਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر محسوس

وہ اثاثے جو قابل فروخت ہیں اگرچہ مادی یا جسمانی نہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

无形的

可出售但不是物质或实物的资产

🇯🇵Japanese

無形

物質的または物理的ではないが販売可能な資産

🇰🇷Korean

만질 수 없는

물질적이거나 물리적이지 않지만 판매 가능한 자산

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vô hình

tài sản có thể bán được mặc dù không phải là vật chất hoặc vật chất

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่มีตัวตน

สินทรัพย์ที่สามารถขายได้แม้ว่าจะไม่ใช่วัตถุหรือทางกายภาพก็ตาม

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak berwujud

aset yang dapat dijual meskipun tidak berwujud atau fisik

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi mahahawakan

mga ari-arian na mabibili bagaman hindi materyal o pisikal

🇲🇾Malay

tidak ketara

aset yang boleh dijual walaupun bukan material atau fizikal

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير ملموس

الأصول القابلة للبيع وإن لم تكن مادية أو مادية

🇮🇷Persian

ناملموس

دارایی هایی که قابل فروش هستند، هرچند مادی یا فیزیکی نیستند

🇹🇷Turkish

soyut

maddi veya fiziksel olmasa da satılabilir varlıklar

🇮🇱Hebrew

בלתי מוחשי

נכסים שניתנים למכירה אם כי אינם מהותיים או פיזיים

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