tangible

Borrowed from Middle French tangible, from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tangere (“to touch”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtænd͡ʒɪb(ə)l/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈtænd͡ʒəbəl/

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• Rhymes: -ænd͡ʒɪbəl
• Hyphenation: tan‧gi‧ble

tangible (comparative more tangible, superlative most tangible)

1. Touchable; able to be touched or felt; perceptible by the sense of touch.

   Synonyms: palpable; see also Thesaurus:tactile

2. Perceptible; able to be perceived.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:perceptible

   • 2019 January 7, “Exploring the SCP Foundation: Pattern Screamers” (0:11 from the start), in The Exploring Series‎, archived from the original on 11 January 2023:

     While the SCP universe is, of course, filled with things that we would certainly not consider "real", most of the SCPs are tangible or perceivable in some way.

3. Able to be treated as fact; real or concrete.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:substantial

   • 2021 May 15, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 0-1 Leicester”, in BBC Sport‎:

     And for Rodgers, who cleaned up with Celtic in Scotland, this was another significant addition to his CV, as his expert guidance of Leicester - who are in a strong position to finish in the Premier League's top four and face Chelsea again at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday - now has a tangible reward in the shape of the FA Cup.

4. Comprehensible by the mind; understandable.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:comprehensible

• intangible

tangible (plural tangibles)

1. A physical object; something that can be touched.
2. Real or concrete results.

   Yes, but what are the tangibles?

• real
• palpable
• touch

• belating, bleating

Borrowed from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tangō.

tangible m or f (masculine and feminine plural tangibles)

1. tangible

   Antonym: intangible

• tangibilitat
• tangiblement

Borrowed from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tangō.

• IPA^(key): /tɑ̃.ʒibl/

• Audio

  (file)

tangible (plural tangibles)

1. tangible

• tangiblement

• intangible
• tangibilité

• “tangible”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Borrowed from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tangō.

• IPA^(key): /tanˈxible/ [t̪ãŋˈxi.β̞le]
• Rhymes: -ible
• Syllabification: tan‧gi‧ble

tangible m or f (masculine and feminine plural tangibles)

1. tangible

   Antonym: intangible

• “tangible”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014