intangible

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But instead of paying tangible coins for intangible smell, he asked for the coins to be put in a handkerchief and shook hard.

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Quick take

assets that are saleable though not material or physical

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of intangible gathered in one view.

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; "the intangible constituent of energy"- James Jeans

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for intangible.

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; "the intangible constituent of energy"- James Jeans

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"

Example sentences

But instead of paying tangible coins for intangible smell, he asked for the coins to be put in a handkerchief and shook hard.

This is just a reminder that intangible goods are just as marketable as tangible ones, and it's not just Apple that can pull it off.

To a lot of people CoffeeScript promotes the intangible benefit of happiness.

So the web, by virtue of being intangible, is almost quintessentially resourceless.

But in most of Europe, we have invested in financial intangibles rather than digital intangibles.

There seems to be something intangible that is lost when you move out of shouting distance, and even though we have the technology to shout over 3000 miles, it doesn't seem to be the same.

There's no bad guys here, but it's much more like a con: you pay increasing amounts of money for this intangible thing where there's no real way to determine if what you got was what you wanted.

That meaning can then be applied by analogy or metaphorical usage to some intangible attribute.

You can't sweet-talk a machine into accepting your algorithm because of your great personality , looks or any other intangible except for knowing what you're doing.

And they experienced larger decreases in pollution and property crime, suggesting that cities that attract college grads benefit from both the kind of amenities that consumers pay for and those that are more intangible.

Situationally, the nerdosphere oscillates between extremes when trying to compute valuations for stuff with intangible-seeming benefits.

What's the point of romanticizing an intangible connection that only exists if you want it to?As a person of mixed-raced descent, the idea that I should somehow be confused over where I "belong" always amused me. I am myself - the incalculable chain of events that led up to my existence are not particularly informative or suggestive of who I am or should be.

Leaving involves uprooting your entire life, leaving friends & family, giving up all agreements, titles and numerous other intangible benefits, and then starting over with only whatever money you have in a new place where you don't know other people.