tangible

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtænd͡ʒɪb(ə)l/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈtænd͡ʒəbəl/
Audio (General American): (file)
Rhymes: -ændʒɪbəl
Hyphenation: tan‧gi‧ble

Adjective

tangible (comparative more tangible, superlative most tangible)

Touchable; able to be touched or felt; perceptible by the sense of touch.
Synonyms: palpable; see also Thesaurus:tactile
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^[1], 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.
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^[2]:
  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.
- 2024 September 26, Orianna Rosa Royle, Bosses are firing Gen Z grads just months after hiring them—here’s what they say needs to change‎^[3]:
  Leaders say they have struggled with the latest generation's tangible challenges, including being late to work and meetings often, not wearing office-appropriate clothing, and [not] using language appropriate for the workspace.
Comprehensible by the mind; understandable.
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:comprehensible

Antonyms

intangible

Derived terms

tangible asset

Translations

touchable, palpable

Afrikaans: tasbaar
Arabic: مَلْمُوْس (malmūs)
Bulgarian: осезаем (bg) m (osezaem)
Catalan: tangible (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 可觸摸的 / 可触摸的
Danish: materiel
Dutch: tastbaar (nl)
Esperanto: palpebla (eo)
Finnish: kouriintuntuva (fi), käsin kosketeltava
French: tangible (fr) m or f, palpable (fr)
Galician: tanxible (gl), tanxíbel (gl)
German: greifbar (de), erfühlbar
Greek: απτός (el) (aptós), αισθητός (el) m (aisthitós), χειροπιαστός (el) m (cheiropiastós)
Hebrew: מוחשי (he) m (muchashi)
Hungarian: tapintható (hu), anyagi (hu), materiális (hu), tárgyi (hu), érzékelhető (hu)
Italian: tangibile (it), palpabile (it)
Latin: tactilis
Maori: whaikiko, ōkiko
Norwegian: følbar
Bokmål: materiell

Nynorsk: materiell
Old English: grāpiendlīċ
Persian: ملموس (fa) (malmus)
Polish: namacalny (pl) m, dotykalny (pl) m
Portuguese: tangível (pt)
Romanian: tangibil (ro) m, palpabil (ro) m
Russian: осяза́емый (ru) (osjazájemyj), ощути́мый (ru) (oščutímyj)
Spanish: tangible (es), palpable (es)
Swedish: påtaglig (sv), handgriplig (sv)

possible to be treated as fact

Afrikaans: konkreet
Bulgarian: конкретен (bg) m (konkreten), веществен (bg) m (veštestven)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 切實的 / 切实的
Danish: håndgribelig, konkret (da)
Dutch: concreet (nl)
Finnish: kouriintuntuva (fi), todellinen (fi), aineellinen (fi)
Galician: tanxíbel (gl) m or f
German: konkret (de)
Greek: ενυπόστατος (el) m (enypóstatos)
Hungarian: kézzelfogható (hu), tárgyi (hu), materiális (hu)
Italian: tangibile (it)
Norwegian: håndgripelig, konkret (no)
Polish: konkretny (pl) m
Portuguese: tangível (pt)
Russian: реа́льный (ru) (reálʹnyj), конкре́тный (ru) (konkrétnyj), осяза́емый (ru) (osjazájemyj), ощути́мый (ru) (oščutímyj), заме́тный (ru) (zamétnyj)

comprehensible by the mind; understandable

Afrikaans: verstaanbaar (af)
Bulgarian: разбираем (bg) m (razbiraem)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 明確的 / 明确的
Dutch: begrijpelijk (nl)
Finnish: ymmärrettävä (fi)
Galician: entendíbel (gl) m or f
German: erfassbar (de), fassbar (de), begreifbar (de)
Greek: αντιληπτός (el) m (antiliptós)
Hungarian: érthető (hu), felfogható (hu)
Italian: tangibile (it)
Norwegian: begripelig, forståelig (no), fattbar
Polish: zrozumiały (pl) m
Russian: поня́тный (ru) (ponjátnyj)

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