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- US Pronunciation
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- [tak-til, -tahyl]
- /ˈtæk tɪl, -taɪl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tak-til, -tahyl]
- /ˈtæk tɪl, -taɪl/
Definitions of tactility word
- adjective tactility of, pertaining to, endowed with, or affecting the sense of touch. 1
- adjective tactility perceptible to the touch; tangible. 1
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Origin of tactility
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
1605-15; < Latin tāctilis tangible, equivalent to tāct(us) (past participle of tangere to touch) + -ilis -ile
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Parts of speech for Tactility
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tactility popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
tactility usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tactility
noun tactility
- corporeality — the state or quality of being corporeal; bodily existence
- definiteness — clearly defined or determined; not vague or general; fixed; precise; exact: a definite quantity; definite directions.
- feeling — a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching: the soft feel of cotton.
- innervation — the act of innervating; state of being innervated.
- motility — Biology. moving or capable of moving spontaneously: motile cells; motile spores.
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