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   tangible

   /ˈtandʒɪbl/

   adjective

   • 1. perceptible by touch: "the atmosphere of neglect and abandonment was almost tangible" Similar touchablepalpabletactilematerialphysicalrealsubstantialcorporealsolidconcretevisiblenoticeableOpposite intangible
   • ▪ clear and definite; real: "the emphasis is now on tangible results" Similar realactualsolidconcretesubstantialhardwell defineddefinitewell documentedclearclear-cutdistinctmanifestevidentobviousstrikingindisputableundoubtedunmistakablepositiveperceptibleverifiableappreciablemeasurablediscernibleintelligibleOpposite abstracttheoretical

   noun

   • 1. a thing that is perceptible by touch: "these are the only tangibles upon which an assessment can be made"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from French, or from late Latin tangibilis, from tangere ‘to touch’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. tangibility noun
   • 2. tangibleness noun
   • 3. tangibly adverb

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