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