tangible
Plural: tangibles
Adjective
- perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch
- "skin with a tangible roughness"
- (of especially business assets) having physical substance and intrinsic monetary value
- "tangible property like real estate"
- "tangible assets such as machinery"
- capable of being perceived; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt
Adjective Satellite
- capable of being treated as fact
- "tangible evidence"
Adj
- Touchable; able to be touched or felt; perceptible by the sense of touch.
- Perceptible; able to be perceived.
- Able to be treated as fact; real or concrete.
- Comprehensible by the mind; understandable.
Noun
- Something real and concrete that can be perceived by touch.
- A physical object; something that can be touched.
- Real or concrete results.
Examples
- The points from his "TANGIBLE" play were immediately visible on the score tracker.
- Yes, but what are the tangibles?
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French tangible, from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tangere (“to touch”).
Synonyms
palpable, real, touchable, actual, apprehensible, bodily, clear, comprehensible, concrete, conspicuous, corporeal, detectable, discernable, explainable, explicable, explicatable, fathomable, graspable, illuminable, intelligible, lucid, material, meaty, noticeable, observable, pellucid, perceivable, perceptible, perspicuous, physical, sensable, sensible, straightforward, substantive, tactile, tangible, understandable
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 11
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