tactile, tactual
(adjective) producing a sensation of touch; “tactile qualities”; “the tactual luxury of stroking silky human hair”
haptic, tactile, tactual
(adjective) of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch; “haptic data”; “a tactile reflex”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
tactual (comparative more tactual, superlative most tactual)
Of, or relating to the sense of touch.
• tactile
Source: Wiktionary
Tac"tu*al, a. Etym: [See Tact.] (Physiol.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the sense, or the organs, of touch; derived from touch. In the lowest organisms we have a kind of tactual sense diffused over the entire body. Tyndall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 December 2024
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.