tangible
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French tangible, from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tangere (“to touch”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtæn(d)ʒɪb(ə)l/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtændʒəbəl/
Audio (GA) (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
- Synonym: palpable
- Possible to be treated as fact; real or concrete.
- Comprehensible by the mind; understandable.
Translations
touchable, palpable
|
possible to be treated as fact
comprehensible by the mind; understandable
|
|
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout#Translations.
Translations to be checked
|
Noun
tangible (plural tangibles)
- A physical object, something that can be touched.
- Real or concrete results.
- Yes, but what are the tangibles?
See also
Anagrams
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tango.
Adjective
tangible (masculine and feminine plural tangibles)
Antonyms
Derived terms
- tangibilitat
- tangiblement
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tango.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɑ̃.ʒibl/
Adjective
tangible (plural tangibles)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “tangible” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tango.
Adjective
tangible (plural tangibles)
Antonyms
This article is issued from
Wiktionary.
The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.