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intangibility|ɪnˌtændʒɪˈbɪlɪtɪ|
[f. next + -ity. Cf. mod.F. intangibilité (Littré).]
a. The quality of being intangible.
1847in Craig. 1848Fraser's Mag. XXXVII. 99 There is an intangibility about all the charges that are made against her. 1885Clodd Myths & Dr. ii. vii. 184 Its [his shadow's] intangibility feeds his awe and wonder.
b. Inviolability.
1783C. J. Fox Memorials & Corr. (1853) II. 102, I beg of gentlemen to be aware of the lengths to which their arguments upon the intangibility of this charter may be carried. 1929Times 13 Aug. 10/2 There has been too much talk..of the intangibility of the Young Plan. |