tangible

  • 31tangible — [16] Tangible means literally ‘touchable’. It comes via French tangible from late Latin tangibilis, a derivative of Latin tangere ‘touch’. Other English words from this source include tangent [16], etymologically a line ‘touching’ a circle. Its… …

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  • 32tangible — adj. 1 perceptible by touch. 2 definite; clearly intelligible; not elusive or visionary (tangible proof). Derivatives: tangibility n. tangibleness n. tangibly adv. Etymology: F tangible or LL tangibilis f. tangere touch …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 33TANGIBLE — adj. des deux genres T. didactique, synonyme de Tactile. Ce qu il y a de visible et de tangible dans les corps s appelle matière …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 34TANGIBLE — adj. des deux genres T. didactique Qui peut être touché. Ce qu’il y a de visible et de tangible dans les corps s’appelle matière …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 35tangible — adj. Tangible is used with these nouns: ↑asset, ↑benefit, ↑evidence, ↑expression, ↑gain, ↑improvement, ↑link, ↑proof, ↑reminder, ↑result, ↑reward, ↑sig …

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  • 36tangible — Synonyms and related words: actual, apparent, appreciable, assessed valuation, assets, assets and liabilities, atoms, bodily, circumstances, clear, clear as crystal, concrete, corporeal, crystal clear, current assets, deferred assets, detectable …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 37tangible — tan·gi·ble || tændÊ’É™bl n. something that can be touched or felt, something real or substantial; tangible property, something that has monetary value adj. capable of being felt or touched, real, substantial; having monetary value …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 38tangible — [ tan(d)ʒɪb(ə)l] adjective 1》 perceptible by touch. 2》 clear and definite; real. noun a tangible thing. Derivatives tangibility noun tangibleness noun tangibly adverb Origin C16: from Fr., or from late L. tang …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 39tangible — [ˈtændʒəb(ə)l] adj able to be seen to exist or be true Ant: intangible tangible evidence[/ex] …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 40tangible — /ˈtændʒəbəl / (say tanjuhbuhl) adjective 1. capable of being touched; discernible by the touch; material or substantial. 2. real or actual, rather than imaginary or visionary. 3. definite; not vague or elusive: no tangible grounds for suspicion.… …