touchable

touch

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [tuhch]
- /tʌtʃ/
- /ˈtʌʧəbl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tuhch]
- /tʌtʃ/

Definitions of touchable word

verb with object touchable to put the hand, finger, etc., on or into contact with (something) to feel it: He touched the iron cautiously. 1
verb with object touchable to come into contact with and perceive (something), as the hand or the like does. 1
verb with object touchable to bring (the hand, finger, etc., or something held) into contact with something: She touched a match to the papers. 1
verb with object touchable to give a slight tap or pat to with the hand, finger, etc.; strike or hit gently or lightly. 1
verb with object touchable to come into or be in contact with. 1
verb with object touchable Geometry. (of a line or surface) to be tangent to. 1

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Origin of touchable

First appearance:

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

1250-1300; (v.) Middle English to(u)chen < Old French tochier < Vulgar Latin *toccāre to knock, strike, touch, of expressive orig.; (noun) partly continuing Middle English touche state or act of touching < Old French, derivative of tochier, partly derivative of the v.

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Parts of speech for Touchable

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Touchable

touchable popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for touchable

adj touchable

incarnated — embodied in flesh; given a bodily, especially a human, form: a devil incarnate.

Just one Synonym for touchable