What part of speech is intangible?

Intangible can be categorized as a noun and an adjective.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. intangible is a noun, singular of intangibles.
  • 2. intangible is an adjective.

Inflections

Noun

Adjective

  • Positive
    Comparative
    Superlative
  • more intangible
    most intangible
  • Positive: intangible 
  • Comparative: more intangible
  • Superlative: most intangible

What does intangible mean?

Definitions

Adjective

intangible - incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch; "the intangible constituent of energy"- James Jeans
intangible - lacking substance or reality; incapable of being touched or seen; "that intangible thing--the soul"
intangible - (of especially business assets) not having physical substance or intrinsic productive value; "intangible assets such as good will"
intangible - hard to pin down or identify; "an intangible feeling of impending disaster"

Noun

intangible - assets that are saleable though not material or physical

Examples of intangible

#   Sentence  
1. adj. The intangible constituent of energy.
2. adj. That intangible thing--the soul.
3. adj. Intangible assets such as good will.
4. adj. An intangible feeling of impending disaster.
5. adj. Try and penetrate with our limited means the secrets of nature and you will find that, behind all the discernible concatenations, there remains something subtle, intangible and inexplicable. Veneration for this force beyond anything that we can comprehend is my religion. To that extent I am, in point of fact, religious.
6. adj. "Silent Night" was declared an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2011.
7. adj. "This is a bitter day for the cultural heritage of Saxony. The thieves stole cultural treasures of immeasurable worth – that is not only the material worth but also the intangible worth to the state of Saxony, which is impossible to estimate," said Roland Wöller, Saxony's interior minister.
8. adj. This is intangible.
9. adj. The town of Kalofer has applied to the U.N. cultural agency UNESCO for this traditional ritual to be inscribed as part of the "intangible cultural heritage of humanity."
Sentence  
adj.
The intangible constituent of energy.
That intangible thing--the soul.
Intangible assets such as good will.
An intangible feeling of impending disaster.
Try and penetrate with our limited means the secrets of nature and you will find that, behind all the discernible concatenations, there remains something subtle, intangible and inexplicable. Veneration for this force beyond anything that we can comprehend is my religion. To that extent I am, in point of fact, religious.
"Silent Night" was declared an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2011.
"This is a bitter day for the cultural heritage of Saxony. The thieves stole cultural treasures of immeasurable worth – that is not only the material worth but also the intangible worth to the state of Saxony, which is impossible to estimate," said Roland Wöller, Saxony's interior minister.
This is intangible.
The town of Kalofer has applied to the U.N. cultural agency UNESCO for this traditional ritual to be inscribed as part of the "intangible cultural heritage of humanity."

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