tangible

English

Etymology

Latin tangibilis, from tangere, "to touch".

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtæn.dʒə.bl/, 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

Dutch: tastbaar (nl) Finnish: kouriintuntuva, käsin kosketeltava German: greifbar, erfühlbar Hebrew: מוחשי (he) (Muchashi) m. Italian: tangibile (it)

Norwegian: følbar (no) Polish: namacalny (pl) m., dotykalny (pl) m. Portuguese: tangível (pt) Russian: осязаемый, ощутимый

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)

comprehensible by the mind; understandable

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

Norwegian: begripelig (no), forståelig (no), fattbar (no) Polish: zrozumiały (pl) m.

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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?

Related terms

• real
• palpable
• touch

Anagrams

• belating
• bleating

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French

Adjective

tangible (epicene, plural tangibles)

1. tangible