TANGIBLE


Meaning of TANGIBLE in English

I. ˈtanjəbəl, ˈtaan adjective

Etymology: Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tangere to touch + -ibilis -ible — more at tangent

1.

a. : capable of being touched : able to be perceived as materially existent especially by the sense of touch : palpable , tactile

a tangible separable thing, like … salt or bread — Sinclair Lewis

b. : substantially real : material

the conquest of a territory meant a tangible advantage to the conqueror — Norman Angell

a tangible gain in money — Wessie Connell

2. : capable of being realized by the mind : conceived or thought of as definable or measurable

I have never been in a community where happiness was so tangible — Arthur Langford

the motives of action are quite tangible and the tales reflect actual situations — H.O.Taylor

3. : constituting or consisting of a corporeal item capable of being appraised at an actual or approximate value

tangible assets

Synonyms: see perceptible

II. noun

( -s )

: something that is tangible: as

a. : a tangible asset

b. : a piece of tangible property

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