The difference between Concrete and Intangible
When used as nouns, concrete means a solid mass formed by the coalescence of separate particles, whereas intangible means anything intangible.
When used as adjectives, concrete means real, actual, tangible, whereas intangible means incapable of being perceived by the senses.
Concrete is also verb with the meaning: to cover with or encase in concrete (building material).
check bellow for the other definitions of Concrete and Intangible
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Concrete as an adjective:
Real, actual, tangible.
Examples:
"Fuzzy videotapes and distorted sound recordings are not concrete evidence that bigfoot exists."
"Once arrested, I realized that handcuffs are concrete, even if my concept of what is legal wasn’t."
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Concrete as an adjective:
Being or applying to actual things, not abstract qualities or categories.
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Concrete as an adjective:
Particular, specific, rather than general.
Examples:
"While everyone else offered thoughts and prayers, she made a concrete proposal to help.'' ''concrete ideas"
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Concrete as an adjective:
United by coalescence of separate particles, or liquid, into one mass or solid.
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Concrete as an adjective (modifying a noun, not comparable):
Made of concrete, a building material.
Examples:
"The office building had concrete flower boxes out front."
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Concrete as a noun (obsolete):
A solid mass formed by the coalescence of separate particles; a compound substance, a concretion.
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Concrete as a noun:
Specifically, a building material created by mixing cement, water, and aggregate such as gravel and sand.
Examples:
"The road was made of concrete that had been poured in large slabs."
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Concrete as a noun (logic):
A term designating both a quality and the subject in which it exists; a concrete term.
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Concrete as a noun:
Sugar boiled down from cane juice to a solid mass.
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Concrete as a noun (US):
A dessert of frozen custard with various toppings.
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Concrete as a verb (usually, transitive):
To cover with or encase in concrete (building material).
Examples:
"I hate grass, so I concreted over my lawn."
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Concrete as a verb (usually, transitive):
To solidify: to change from being abstract to being concrete (actual, real).
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Concrete as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):
To unite or coalesce into a mass or a solid body.
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Intangible as an adjective:
incapable of being perceived by the senses; incorporeal
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Intangible as a noun:
Anything intangible
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Intangible as a noun (legal):
Incorporeal property that is saleable though not material, such as bank deposits, stocks, bonds, and promissory notes