different between unreal vs intangible

English

Etymology

un- +? real

Pronunciation

• enPR: ?n-r?l', IPA^(key): /?n??i.?l/
• Rhymes: -i??l

Adjective

unreal (comparative more unreal, superlative most unreal)

1. fake; not real
   • 1922, Margery Williams, The Velveteen Rabbit

     "The Boy's Uncle made me Real," he said. "That was a great many years ago; but once you are Real you can't become unreal again. It lasts for always."

2. (informal) very impressive; amazing; unbelievable; incredible; larger or more fantastic than typical of real life.

   The video includes unreal footage of an eight-metre wave.

   I just had an unreal hamburger.

Synonyms

• (not real): See also Thesaurus:fake or Thesaurus:insubstantial
• (very impressive): See also Thesaurus:awesome

Antonyms

• (not real): real; See also Thesaurus:genuine

Translations

Anagrams

• Lauren, neural, ulnare

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French intangible, from Medieval Latin intangibilis, from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tango.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?n?tand??bl/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?n?tænd??b?l/

Adjective

intangible (comparative more intangible, superlative most intangible)

1. Incapable of being perceived by the senses; incorporeal.

Antonyms

• tangible

Translations

Noun

intangible (plural intangibles)

1. Anything intangible
2. (law) Incorporeal property that is saleable though not material, such as bank deposits, stocks, bonds, and promissory notes

Translations

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin intangibilis, from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tango.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /intan?xible/, [?n?.t?ã??xi.??le]

Adjective

intangible (plural intangibles)

1. intangible

Related terms

• tangible