tangible

§English

§Etymology

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

§Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtæn.dʒə.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
• Finnish: kouriintuntuva, käsin kosketeltava
• Galician: tanxible (gl), tanxíbel (gl)
• German: greifbar (de), erfühlbar
• Greek: απτός (el) (aptós)
• Hebrew: מוחשי m (muchashi)

• Italian: tangibile (it)
• Norwegian: følbar
• Polish: namacalny (pl) m, dotykalny (pl) m
• Portuguese: tangível (pt)
• Romanian: tangibil (ro) m, palpabil (ro) m
• Russian: осязаемый (ru) (osjazájemyj), ощутимый (ru) (oščutímyj)
• Spanish: tangible (es)

possible to be treated as fact

• Dutch: concreet (nl)
• Finnish: kouriintuntuva, todellinen (fi)
• German: konkret (de)
• Italian: tangibile (it)
• Norwegian: håndgripelig, 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

• Dutch: begrijpelijk (nl)
• Finnish: ymmärrettävä
• German: erfassbar, fassbar, begreifbar
• Italian: tangibile (it)

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

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• French: tangible

• Ido: tushebla

§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^(key): /tɑ̃.ʒibl/

§Etymology

From Latin tangibilis.

§Adjective

tangible (masculine and feminine, plural tangibles)

1. tangible

§Derived terms

• tangiblement

§Related terms

• intangible
• tangibilité

§External links

• “tangible” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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§Spanish

§Etymology

From Latin tangibilis.

§Adjective

tangible m, f (plural tangibles)

1. tangible

§Antonyms

• intangible