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See more synonyms for tangible on Thesaurus.com 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. Show More
something tangible, especially a tangible asset. Show More
Origin of tangible 1580–90; <
Late Latin tangibilis, equivalent to
Latin tang(ere ) to touch +
-ibilis -ible Related forms 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 Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for tangibly substantially ,
physically ,
palpably ,
ostensibly ,
probably ,
supposedly ,
allegedly ,
possibly ,
actually ,
bodily ,
objectively ,
really ,
corporeally ,
mundanely ,
sensibly ,
tangibly ,
evidently ,
externally ,
outwardly ,
reasonably Examples from the Web for tangibly Contemporary Examples of tangibly What happened was, [plastic surgery] was the one thing I did that I felt like I could tangibly grasp onto.
What comes across most tangibly from Abdi is a sense of delicious disbelief, to suddenly find himself where he is.
Historical Examples of tangibly The image of the pale girl rose before him, tangibly distinct.
I had been tangibly smitten; I longed to be tangibly healed.
Through the feeling of doom that filled the room as tangibly as a scent I stretched out to the thought of Chris.
An expert accomplishes his deceit without anything so grossly and tangibly honest as a lie; and Louis was an expert.
The air was charged with something that all felt too tangibly oppressive, yet none could define, save the two—who would not.
British Dictionary definitions for tangibly 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 Show More
(often plural) a tangible thing or asset Show More
Derived Forms tangibility or tangibleness , noun tangibly , adverb Word Origin for tangible C16: from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tangere to touch
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Word Origin and History for tangibly adj. 1580s, "capable of being touched," from Middle French tangible , from Late Latin tangibilis "that may be touched," from Latin tangere "to touch" (see tangent ). Sense of "material" (e.g. tangible reward ) is first recorded 1610s; that of "able to be realized or dealt with" is from 1709.
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