tangible
capable of being touched; discernible by the touch; material or substantial.
real or actual, rather than imaginary or visionary: the tangible benefits of sunshine.
definite; not vague or elusive: no tangible grounds for suspicion.
(of an asset) having actual physical existence, as real estate or chattels, and therefore capable of being assigned a value in monetary terms.
something tangible, especially a tangible asset.
Origin of tangible
1Other words for tangible
Other words from tangible
- tan·gi·bil·i·ty, tan·gi·ble·ness, noun
- tan·gi·bly, adverb
- non·tan·gi·ble, adjective
- non·tan·gi·ble·ness, noun
- non·tan·gi·bly, adverb
- pre·tan·gi·ble, adjective
- pre·tan·gi·bly, adverb
- qua·si-tan·gi·ble, adjective
- qua·si-tan·gi·bly, adverb
- un·tan·gi·ble, adjective
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How to use tangible in a sentence
The other side of Yoricks character, less comprehensible, less capable of translation into tangibilities, was not disregarded.
Laurence Sterne in Germany | Harvey Waterman Thayer
British Dictionary definitions for tangible
/ (ˈtændʒəbəl) /
capable of being touched or felt; having real substance: a tangible object
capable of being clearly grasped by the mind; substantial rather than imaginary: tangible evidence
having a physical existence; corporeal: tangible assets
(often plural) a tangible thing or asset
Origin of tangible
1Derived forms of tangible
- tangibility or tangibleness, noun
- tangibly, adverb
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