— tangibility, tangibleness , n. — tangibly , adv.
/tan"jeuh beuhl/ , adj.
1. capable of being touched; discernible by the touch; material or substantial.
2. real or actual, rather than imaginary or visionary: the tangible benefits of sunshine.
3. definite; not vague or elusive: no tangible grounds for suspicion.
4. (of an asset) having actual physical existence, as real estate or chattels, and therefore capable of being assigned a value in monetary terms.
n.
5. something tangible, esp. a tangible asset.
[ 1580-90; tangibilis, equiv. to L tang ( ere ) to touch + -ibilis -IBLE ]
Syn. 1. palpable, corporeal. 2. certain, genuine, perceptible. 3. specific.