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tangible

Pronunciation: /ˈtæn.d͡ʒɪ.b(ə)l/

The English word “tangible” has 6 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Touchable; able to be touched or felt; perceptible by the sense of touch.
  2. Perceptible; able to be perceived.
  3. Able to be treated as fact; real or concrete.
  4. Comprehensible by the mind; understandable.

noun

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

Etymology

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

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