intangible

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

noun assets that are saleable though not material or physical
adjective (of especially business assets) not having physical substance or intrinsic productive value
adjective incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch; - James Jeans

Borrowed from Middle French intangible, from Medieval Latin intangibilis, from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tango.

But these are intangible points. — David Copperfield, Charles Dickens
"Belief is an intangible thing. — The Hand in the Dark, Arthur J. (Arthur John) Rees
No intangible, vaporous thing, this. — Astounding Stories, May, 1931, Various

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