— intangibility, intangibleness , n. — intangibly , adv.
/in tan"jeuh beuhl/ , adj.
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.
n.
4. something intangible, esp. an intangible asset: Intangibles are hard to value.
[ 1630-40; intangibilis. See IN- 3 , TANGIBLE ]
Syn. 2. vague, elusive, fleeting.