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Webster 1913 Edition


Tangible

Tan′gi-ble

,
Adj.
[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
,
Noun.
Tan′gi-bly
,
adv.

Webster 1828 Edition


Tangible

TAN'GIBLE

,
Adj.
[from L. tango, to touch.]
1.
Perceptible by the touch; tactile.
2.
That may be possessed or realized.

Definition 2024


tangible

tangible

English

Adjective

tangible (comparative more tangible, superlative most tangible)

  1. Touchable; able to be touched or felt; perceptible by the sense of touch; palpable.
  2. Possible to be treated as fact; real or concrete.
  3. Comprehensible by the mind; understandable.

Translations

Noun

tangible (plural tangibles)

  1. Real or concrete results.
    Yes, but what are the tangibles?

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin tangibilis.

Adjective

tangible m, f (masculine and feminine plural tangibles)

  1. tangible

Antonyms

Derived terms


French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɑ̃.ʒibl/

Etymology

From Latin tangibilis.

Adjective

tangible m, f (plural tangibles)

  1. tangible

Derived terms

Related terms


Spanish

Etymology

From Latin tangibilis.

Adjective

tangible m, f (plural tangibles)

  1. tangible

Antonyms