tangible

American  

[tan-juh-buhl] / ˈtæn dʒə bəl /

adjective

1. capable of being touched; discernible by the touch; material or substantial.

   Synonyms:

   corporeal, palpable

2. real or actual, rather than imaginary or visionary.

   the tangible benefits of sunshine.

   Synonyms:

   perceptible, genuine, certain

3. definite; not vague or elusive.

   no tangible grounds for suspicion.

   Synonyms:

   specific

4. (of an asset) having actual physical existence, as real estate or chattels, and therefore capable of being assigned a value in monetary terms.

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noun

1. something tangible, especially a tangible asset.

tangible British  

/ ˈtændʒəbəl /

adjective

1. capable of being touched or felt; having real substance

   a tangible object

2. capable of being clearly grasped by the mind; substantial rather than imaginary

   tangible evidence

3. having a physical existence; corporeal

   tangible assets

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noun

1. (often plural) a tangible thing or asset

Other Word Forms

• nontangible adjective
• nontangibleness noun
• nontangibly adverb
• pretangible adjective
• pretangibly adverb
• quasi-tangible adjective
• quasi-tangibly adverb
• tangibility noun
• tangibleness noun
• tangibly adverb
• untangible adjective

Etymology

Origin of tangible

First recorded in 1580–90; from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tang(ere) “to touch” + -ibilis -ible; tangent ( def. )

Example Sentences

It’s made because somebody wanted to make something that expressed his or her feelings in the most tangible form they could find.

From The Wall Street Journal

Investors are advised to focus on tangible developments, like shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, over official timelines.

From Barron's

Advocates position prediction markets as democratizing finance and investment opportunities, arguing they allow individuals to “transform your insights and predictions about the future into tangible assets.”

From Los Angeles Times

He described “sister dreamer” as the “first tangible installation at this scale of the work coming out of this period.”

From Los Angeles Times

“There’s very little tangible information about any of the practicalities of who it would apply to and there’s a little bit of conflicting messaging,” said McGill’s Smith.

From The Wall Street Journal