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Intangible vs Indefinable - What's the difference?

intangible | indefinable |

As adjectives the difference between intangible and indefinable

is that intangible is incapable of being perceived by the senses; incorporeal while indefinable is that cannot be precisely defined or put into words.

As nouns the difference between intangible and indefinable

is that intangible is anything intangible while indefinable is anything that cannot be defined.

intangible

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • incapable of being perceived by the senses; incorporeal

    • Antonyms

    * tangible

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Anything intangible
  • (legal) Incorporeal property that is saleable though not material, such as bank deposits, stocks, bonds, and promissory notes

    • indefinable

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • That cannot be precisely defined or put into words
  • That defies description; indescribable

    • Synonyms

    * undefinable (less common)

    Antonyms

    * definable

    Related terms

    * indefinability

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Anything that cannot be defined.