intangible
Incapable of being perceived by the sensesIncapable of being perceived by the senses; incorporeal.
Meaning
2 sensesIncapable of being perceived by the senses; incorporeal.
abstrakt, ungreifbar, immateriell
неосяза́емыйneosjazájemyj, неулови́мыйneulovímyj
incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch
Difficult to define or describe clearly, but nonetheless perceived.
an intangible quality of serenity in the music
Examples
3 sentencesThis is intangible.
Це нематеріальне. — Teashrock
Above the sea hovered a seagull, intangible as a dream.
There could be an invisible, inaudible, intangible dragon next to you right now.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from Middle French intangible, from Medieval Latin intangibilis, from Late LatinBorrowed from Middle French intangible, from Medieval Latin intangibilis, from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tango.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
more intangible, most intangible| Comparative | more intangible Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most intangible Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonyms- lacking substance or reality; incapable of being touched or seen:nonphysical
- incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch:impalpable
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.