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   tactile

   /ˈtaktʌɪl/

   adjective

   • 1. of or connected with the sense of touch: "vocal and visual signals become less important as tactile signals intensify"
   • ▪ perceptible by touch or apparently so; tangible: "she had a distinct, almost tactile memory of the girl fleeing"
   • ▪ designed to be perceived by touch: "tactile exhibitions help blind people enjoy the magic of sculpture"
   • ▪ (of a person) given to touching other people, especially as an unselfconscious expression of sympathy or affection: "he took her in his arms—he's a very tactile person"

   Word Origin early 17th century (in the sense ‘perceptible by touch, tangible’): from Latin tactilis, from tangere ‘to touch’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. tactility noun

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