Intangibleness

Intangibleness
Intangible In*tan"gi*ble, a. [Pref. in- not + tangible: cf. F. intangible.] Not tangible; incapable of being touched; not perceptible to the touch; impalpable; imperceptible. --Bp. Wilkins. [1913 Webster]

A corporation is an artificial, invisible, intangible being. --Marshall. -- {In*tan"gi*ble*ness}, n. -- {In*tan"gi*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster]


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  • intangibleness — noun see intangible I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • intangibleness — See intangibility. * * * …   Universalium

  • intangibleness — n. Intangibility. See preceding adjective …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • intangibleness — in·tangibleness …   English syllables

  • intangibleness — noun the quality of being intangible and not perceptible by touch • Syn: ↑intangibility, ↑impalpability • Ant: ↑palpability (for: ↑impalpability), ↑tangibility (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • impalpability — noun the quality of being intangible and not perceptible by touch • Syn: ↑intangibility, ↑intangibleness • Ant: ↑palpability, ↑tangibility (for: ↑intangibility) …   Useful english dictionary

  • intangibility — noun the quality of being intangible and not perceptible by touch • Syn: ↑intangibleness, ↑impalpability • Ant: ↑palpability (for: ↑impalpability), ↑tangibility …   Useful english dictionary

  • Intangibilities — Intangibility In*tan gi*bil i*ty, n.; pl. {Intangibilities}. [Cf. F. intangibilit[ e].] The quality or state of being intangible; intangibleness. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Intangibility — In*tan gi*bil i*ty, n.; pl. {Intangibilities}. [Cf. F. intangibilit[ e].] The quality or state of being intangible; intangibleness. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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 < education s intangible benefits > • intangibility noun •… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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