2)intangible Incapable of being touched or grasped: real, but not material on concrete hard to define or explain in words Eg Sound and light are intangible He seems to care more for material things than for intangible ideas.2) intangible: Incapable of being touched or grasped: real, but not material or concrete; hard to define or explain in words Eg: Sound and light are intangible. He seems to care more for material things than for intangible ideas