TANGIBLE
real, tangible
(adjective) capable of being treated as fact; “tangible evidence”; “his brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor”
palpable, tangible
(adjective) capable of being perceived; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt; “a barely palpable dust”; “felt sudden anger in a palpable wave”; “the air was warm and close--palpable as cotton”; “a palpable lie”
tangible, touchable
(adjective) perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch; “skin with a tangible roughness”
tangible
(adjective) (of especially business assets) having physical substance and intrinsic monetary value; “tangible property like real estate”; “tangible assets such as machinery”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
tangible (comparative more tangible, superlative most tangible)
Touchable; able to be touched or felt; perceptible by the sense of touch
Synonym: palpable
Possible to be treated as fact; real or concrete.
Comprehensible by the mind; understandable.
Synonyms
• (touchable): See also tactile
• (possible to be treated as fact): substantial
• (comprehensible by the mind): See also comprehensible
Antonyms
• intangible
Noun
tangible (plural tangibles)
A physical object, something that can be touched.
Real or concrete results.
Anagrams
• belating, bleating
Source: Wiktionary
Tan"gi*ble, a. Etym: [L. tangibilis, fr. tangere to touch: cf. F. tangible. See Tangent.]
1. Perceptible to the touch; tactile; palpable. Bacon.
2. Capable of being possessed or realized; readily apprehensible by the mind; real; substantial; evident. "A tangible blunder." Byron. Direct and tangible benefit to ourselves and others. Southey.
– Tan"gi*ble*ness, n.
– Tan"gi*bly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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