An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
INTANGIBLE
intangible, nonphysical
(adjective) lacking substance or reality; incapable of being touched or seen; “that intangible thing--the soul”
intangible
(adjective) hard to pin down or identify; “an intangible feeling of impending disaster”
intangible, impalpable
(adjective) incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch; “the intangible constituent of energy”- James Jeans
intangible
(adjective) (of especially business assets) not having physical substance or intrinsic productive value; “intangible assets such as good will”
intangible, intangible asset
(noun) assets that are saleable though not material or physical
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
intangible (comparative more intangible, superlative most intangible)
incapable of being perceived by the senses; incorporeal
Antonyms
• tangible
Noun
intangible (plural intangibles)
Anything intangible
(legal) Incorporeal property that is saleable though not material, such as bank deposits, stocks, bonds, and promissory notes
Source: Wiktionary
In*tan"gi*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + tangible: cf. F. intangible.]
Definition: Not tangible; incapable of being touched; not perceptible to the touch; impalpable; imperceptible. Bp. Wilkins. A corporation is an artificial, invisible, intangible being. Marshall.
– In*tan"gi*ble*ness, n.
– In*tan"gi*bly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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28 November 2024
SYNCRETISM
(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
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