- the quality of not being tangible; inability to be perceived by the sense of touch: One debt cannot be measured, because of its intangibility—my debt to you all for your support of the project.
- the quality of being unclear to the mind; vague or indefinite quality: Some writers stress the intangibility of the term “social movement” and seem almost happy to abandon any attempt to define it.
- the quality of an asset that is not physical or financial, and often not measurable or transferable, but that contributes to the value of a business, such as reputation, patents, etc.: The intangibility of knowledge assets makes them difficult to license out to independent firms without loss of quality control.
