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  • 11intangible — [adj] indefinite, obscured abstract, abstruse, airy, dim, eluding, elusive, ethereal, evading, evanescent, evasive, hypothetical, impalpable, imperceptible, imponderable, inappreciable, incorporeal, indeterminate, insensible, invisible, rare,… …

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  • 12intangible — (De in 2 y tangible). adj. Que no debe o no puede tocarse …

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  • 13intangible — in|tan|gi|ble [ınˈtændʒıbəl] adj 1.) an intangible quality or feeling is difficult to describe exactly ▪ The island has an intangible quality of holiness. 2.) intangible things have value but do not exist physically used in business ▪ intangible… …

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  • 14intangible — intangibility, intangibleness, n. intangibly, adv. /in tan jeuh beuhl/, adj. 1. not tangible; incapable of being perceived by the sense of touch, as incorporeal or immaterial things; impalpable. 2. not definite or clear to the mind: intangible… …

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  • 15intangible — ► adjetivo Que no puede ser tocado: ■ las ideas son intangibles, sólo sus aplicaciones prácticas son palpables. SINÓNIMO impalpable * * * intangible adj. De tal naturaleza que merece extraordinario respeto y no puede o no debe ser alterado,… …

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  • 16intangible — [[t]ɪntæ̱nʤɪb(ə)l[/t]] intangibles ADJ GRADED Something that is intangible is abstract or is hard to define or measure. ...the intangible and non material dimensions of our human and social existence. N PLURAL You can refer to intangible things… …

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  • 17intangible — adjective an intangible quality or feeling cannot be clearly felt or described, although you know it exists; indefinable: The island of Iona has an intangible quality of holiness. | Customer goodwill is an important and intangible asset of a… …

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  • 18intangible — /ɪnˈtændʒəbəl / (say in tanjuhbuhl) adjective 1. incapable of being perceived by the sense of touch, as incorporeal or immaterial things. 2. not definite or clear to the mind: *Sadly, he said, the main source of stress for these brokers is the… …

  • 19intangible — 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 •&#8230; …

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  • 20intangible — (in tan ji bl ) adj. Qui échappe au sens du toucher. •   Si dans l animal raisonnable, appelé homme, Dieu avait mis une étincelle invisible, impalpable, un élément, quelque chose de plus intangible qu un atome d élément, ce que les philosophes&#8230; …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré