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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