About The Word Tangible
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Tangible
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What's The Definition Of Tangible?
[adj] possible to be treated as fact; "tangible evidence"; "his brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor"
[adj] having substance or material existence; perceptible to the senses; "a physical manifestation"; "surrounded by tangible objects" [adj] capable of being perceived by the senses or the mind; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt; "a barely palpable dust"; "felt sudden anger in a palpable wave"; "the air was warm and close--palpable as cotton" [adj] perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch; "skin with a tangible roughness" [adj] (of especially business assets) having physical substance and intrinsic monetary value ; "tangible property like real estate"; "tangible assets such as machinery" Synonyms | Synonyms for Tangible: concrete | material | obvious | palpable | perceptible | physical | real | realizable | tactile | tactual | touchable Related Terms | Find terms related to Tangible: See Also | Tangible In Webster's Dictionary \Tan"gi*ble\, a. [L. tangibilis, fr. tangere to touch:
cf. F. tangible. See {Tangent}.]
1. Perceptible to the touch; tactile; palpable. --Bacon.
2. Capable of being possessed or realized; readily
apprehensible by the mind; real; substantial; evident. ``A
tangible blunder.'' --Byron.
Direct and tangible benefit to ourselves and others.
--Southey.
-- {Tan"gi*ble*ness}, n. -- {Tan"gi*bly}, adv.
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