intangible
adjective
not tangible; incapable of being perceived by the sense of touch, as incorporeal or immaterial things; impalpable.
intangibles
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pluralof intangible.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Yet there are also intangibles that can't simply be measured in data.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
Companies whose value is built on intangibles are able to attract investment and flourish.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
So we asked workplace performance expert Henna Pryor how workers can go about making sure they have more of the intangibles that could be required to stand out in the AI era.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 11, 2026
As Gave notes, “so much of the valuation of the U.S. equity market is based on intangibles and the belief that ‘knowledge’ is the most important of assets.”
From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026
Grief, terror, love, longing — these were intangibles, but the intangibles had their own mass and specific gravity, they had tangible weight.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
