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tangible

tan·gi·ble
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [tan-juh-buh l]
    • /ˈtæn dʒə bəl/
    • /ˈtæn.dʒə.bl̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tan-juh-buh l]
    • /ˈtæn dʒə bəl/

Definitions of tangible word

  • adjective tangible capable of being touched; discernible by the touch; material or substantial. 1
  • adjective tangible real or actual, rather than imaginary or visionary: the tangible benefits of sunshine. 1
  • adjective tangible definite; not vague or elusive: no tangible grounds for suspicion. 1
  • adjective tangible (of an asset) having actual physical existence, as real estate or chattels, and therefore capable of being assigned a value in monetary terms. 1
  • noun tangible something tangible, especially a tangible asset. 1
  • adjective tangible real, concrete 1
See all 18 definitions of tangible

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Origin of tangible

First appearance:

before 1580
One of the 35% oldest English words
1580-90; < Late Latin tangibilis, equivalent to Latin tang(ere) to touch + -ibilis -ible

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Parts of speech for Tangible

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Tangible

tangible popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for tangible

adj tangible

  • actual — You use actual to emphasize that you are referring to something real or genuine.
  • anatomical — Anatomical means relating to the structure of the bodies of people and animals.
  • appreciable — An appreciable amount or effect is large enough to be important or clearly noticed.
  • ascertainable — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
  • bodily — Your bodily needs and functions are the needs and functions of your body.

adv tangible

  • de facto — De facto is used to indicate that something is a particular thing, even though it was not planned or intended to be that thing.
  • in fact — something that actually exists; reality; truth: Your fears have no basis in fact.

adjective tangible

  • embodied — Be an expression of or give a tangible or visible form to (an idea, quality, or feeling).
  • environmental — Relating to the natural world and the impact of human activity on its condition.
  • evident — Plain or obvious; clearly seen or understood.
  • material — the substance or substances of which a thing is made or composed: Stone is a durable material.
  • nonspiritual — Not spiritual.
All 31 Synonyms of tangible

Antonyms for tangible

adj tangible

  • alchemistic — a form of chemistry and speculative philosophy practiced in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and concerned principally with discovering methods for transmuting baser metals into gold and with finding a universal solvent and an elixir of life.
  • astrological — the study that assumes and attempts to interpret the influence of the heavenly bodies on human affairs.
  • husher — to become or be silent or quiet: They hushed as the judge walked in.
  • iced — of or made of ice: ice shavings; an ice sculpture.
  • impalpable — not palpable; incapable of being perceived by the sense of touch; intangible.

adjective tangible

  • disembodied — to divest (a soul, spirit, etc.) of a body.
  • enigmatical — Pertaining to an enigma.
  • inconversable — (obsolete) uncommunicative; reserved.
  • incorporeal — not corporeal or material; insubstantial.
  • nonvocal — of, relating to, or uttered with the voice: the vocal mechanism; vocal criticism.
All 15 Antonyms of tangible

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Related words

  • scatter

    to throw loosely about; distribute at irregular intervals: to scatter seeds.

  • tactile

    of, pertaining to, endowed with, or affecting the sense of touch.

  • braille

    Braille is a system of printing for blind people. The letters are printed as groups of raised dots that you can feel with your fingers.

  • chattel

    Chattels are things that belong to you.

  • concretion

    the act or process of coming or growing together; coalescence

  • concretize

    to render concrete; make real or specific; give tangible form to
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