tan|gi|ble

tan|gi|ble
tan|gi|ble «TAN juh buhl», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. that can be touched or felt by touch; physical; material: »

A chair is a tangible object.

2. that can be detected by touching: »

a tangible roughness.

3. Figurative. a) of some importance, moment, or effect; not imaginary; actual: »

There has been a tangible improvement in his work.

b) specific enough to be understood and dealt with; not vague; real; actual; definite: »

tangible evidence.

4. whose value can be accurately appraised: »

Real estate is tangible property. The good will of a business is not as tangible as its buildings and stock.

–n.
1. something tangible: »

Fighting hunger [and] disease is a tangible that everybody can understand (Atlantic).

2. a tangible property, asset, or other thing: »

National income comprises both tangibles and intangibles (Wall Street Journal).

╂[< Late Latin tangibilis < Latin tangere touch]
–tan´gi|ble|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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