English-Thai Dictionary

intangible

ADJ ซึ่ง ยาก เกิน กว่า จะ อธิบาย  ซึ่ง เป็น นามธรรม  vague tangible sueng-yak-koen-kwa-ja-ar-ti-bai

 

intangible

ADJ ซึ่ง สัมผัส ไม่ได้  ซึ่ง จับต้อง ไม่ได้  sueng-sam-pad-mai-dai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INTANGIBLE

a.[in and tangible. ] That cannot or may not be touched. 1. Not perceptible to the touch.
A corporation is an artificial, invisible, intangible being.

 

INTANGIBLENESS, INTANGIBILITY

n.The quality of being intangible.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INTANGIBLE

In *tan "gi *ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + tangible: cf. F.intangible. ]

 

Defn: Not tangible; incapable of being touched; not perceptible to the touch; impalpable; imperceptible. Bp. Wilkins. A corporation is an artificial, invisible, intangible being. Marshall.-- In *tan "gi *ble *ness, n. -- In *tan "gi *bly, adv.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

intangible

in tan gi ble |inˈtanjəbəl ɪnˈtænʤəbəl | ▶adjective unable to be touched or grasped; not having physical presence: my companions do not care about cyberspace or anything else so intangible. • difficult or impossible to define or understand; vague and abstract: the rose symbolized something intangible about their relationship. • (of an asset or benefit ) not constituting or represented by a physical object and of a value not precisely measurable: intangible business property like trademarks and patents. ▶noun (usu. intangibles ) an intangible thing: intangibles like self-confidence and responsibility. DERIVATIVES in tan gi bil i ty |-ˌtanjəˈbilitē |noun, in tan gi bly |-blē |adverb ORIGIN early 17th cent. (as an adjective ): from French, or from medieval Latin intangibilis, from in- ‘not ’ + late Latin tangibilis (see tangible ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

intangible

in |tan ¦gible |ɪnˈtan (d )ʒɪb (ə )l | ▶adjective unable to be touched; not having physical presence: the moonlight made things seem intangible. • difficult or impossible to define or understand; vague and abstract: the rose symbolized something intangible about their relationship. • (of an asset or benefit ) not constituting or represented by a physical object and of a value not precisely measurable: intangible business property like patents. ▶noun (usu. intangibles ) an intangible thing: intangibles like self-confidence and responsibility. DERIVATIVES intangibility |-ˈbɪlɪti |noun, intangibly adverb ORIGIN early 17th cent. (as an adjective ): from French, or from medieval Latin intangibilis, from in- ‘not ’ + late Latin tangibilis (see tangible ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

intangible

intangible adjective 1 the shadows were more intangible than usual as they shifted with each quavering bough and passing cloud: impalpable, untouchable, incorporeal, discarnate, abstract; ethereal, insubstantial, immaterial, airy; ghostly, spectral, unearthly, supernatural. 2 team spirit may be intangible, but we wouldn't have gotten to the finals without it: indefinable, indescribable, inexpressible, nameless; vague, obscure, abstract, unclear, indefinite, undefined, subtle, elusive.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

intangible

intangible adjective 1 the moonlight made things seem intangible: impalpable, untouchable, imperceptible to the touch, non-physical, bodiless, incorporeal, unembodied, disembodied, abstract, invisible; ethereal, insubstantial, airy, aerial; spiritual, ghostly, spectral, phantom, wraithlike, transcendental, unearthly, supernatural; rare immaterial, unbodied, discarnate, disincarnate, phantasmal, phantasmic. ANTONYMS tangible. 2 an intangible atmosphere of dread and doom: indefinable, indescribable, inexpressible, nameless; vague, obscure, unclear, hazy, dim, mysterious; indefinite, unanalysable, subtle, elusive, fugitive. ANTONYMS clear.

 

French Dictionary

intangible

intangible adj. adjectif 1 vieux Qui échappe au toucher. SYNONYME impalpable . ANTONYME tangible . 2 figuré Auquel on ne peut porter atteinte.

 

Spanish Dictionary

intangible

intangible adjetivo 1 Que no puede ser tocado :el tiempo es intangible; las estrellas son intangibles .SINÓNIMO intocable .ANTÓNIMO tangible, tocable .2 Que merece extraordinario respeto y no puede o no debe ser alterado o dañado :una tradición intangible; la libertad de expresión es intangible .SINÓNIMO intocable .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

intangible

in tan gi ble /ɪntǽn (d )ʒəb (ə )l /形容詞 1 つかみどころのない, 説明が難しい, 不可解な .2 触れることができない ; 〈財産が 〉無形の, 実体のない ▸ an intangible asset 無形資産 名詞 C 手で触れられないもの ; 無形の財産 .in t á n gi bly 副詞