INTANGIBLE

I. adjective Etymology: French or Medieval Latin; French, from Medieval Latin intangibilis, from Latin in- + Late Latin tangibilis tangible Date: 1640 not tangible ; impalpable , intangibility noun ~ness noun intangibly adverb II. noun Date: 1914 something ~: as, an asset (as goodwill) that is not corporeal, an abstract quality or attribute (as loyalty or creativity)