tangible

English

Etymology

From Latin tangibilis, from tangere (“to touch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtæn.dʒə.bl/, X-SAMPA: /"t{n.dZ@.bl/

Adjective

tangible (comparative more tangible, superlative most tangible)

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

Translations

touchable; able to be touched or felt; perceptible by the sense of touch; palpable

• Catalan: tangible (ca)
• Dutch: tastbaar (nl)
• Finnish: kouriintuntuva (fi), käsin kosketeltava
• Galician: tanxible (gl), tanxíbel (gl)
• German: greifbar (de), erfühlbar (de)
• Hebrew: מוחשי (he) (muchashi) m
• Hindi: hola (hi)
• Italian: tangibile (it)

• Norwegian: følbar (no)
• Polish: namacalny (pl) m, dotykalny (pl) m
• Portuguese: tangível (pt)
• Russian: осязаемый (ru) (osjazájemyj), ощутимый (ru) (oščutímyj)
• Spanish: tangible (es)

possible to be treated as fact

• Dutch: concreet (nl)
• Finnish: kouriintuntuva (fi), todellinen (fi)
• German: konkret (de)
• Italian: tangibile (it)
• Norwegian: håndgripelig (no), konkret (no)

• Polish: konkretny (pl) m
• Portuguese: tangível (pt)
• Russian: реальный (ru) (reálʹnyj), конкретный (ru) (konkrétnyj), осязаемый (ru) (osjazájemyj), ощутимый (ru) (oščutímyj), заметный (ru) (zamétnyj)

comprehensible by the mind; understandable

• Finnish: ymmärrettävä (fi)
• German: erfassbar (de), fassbar (de), begreifbar (de)
• Italian: tangibile (it)

• Norwegian: begripelig (no), forståelig (no), fattbar (no)
• Polish: zrozumiały (pl) m
• Russian: понятный (ru) (ponjátnyj)

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• French: tangible
• Ido: tushebla

• Greek: απτός, απτή, απτό

Noun

tangible (plural tangibles)

1. Real or concrete results.

   Yes, but what are the tangibles?

See also

• real
• palpable
• touch

Anagrams

• belating
• bleating

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin tangibilis.

Adjective

tangible m, f (masculine and feminine plural tangibles)

1. tangible

Antonyms

• intangible

Derived terms

• tangibilitat
• tangiblement

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /tɑ̃.ʒibl/

Etymology

From Latin tangibilis.

Adjective

tangible (masculine and feminine, plural tangibles)

1. tangible

Derived terms

• tangiblement

Related terms

• intangible
• tangibilité

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin tangibilis.

Adjective

tangible m and f (plural tangibles)

1. tangible

Antonyms

• intangible