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tangible adjective [ ˈtan(d)ʒɪb(ə)l ]

• perceptible by touch.
• "the atmosphere of neglect and abandonment was almost tangible"
Similar: touchable, palpable, tactile, material, physical, real, substantial, corporeal, solid, concrete, visible, noticeable,
Opposite: intangible,

tangible noun

• a thing that is perceptible by touch.
• "these are the only tangibles upon which an assessment can be made"
Origin: late 16th century: from French, or from late Latin tangibilis, from tangere ‘to touch’.


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