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tangible

[ tan-juh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. capable of being touched; discernible by the touch; material or substantial.

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  2. real or actual, rather than imaginary or visionary:

    the tangible benefits of sunshine.

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  3. definite; not vague or elusive:

    no tangible grounds for suspicion.

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  4. (of an asset) having actual physical existence, as real estate or chattels, and therefore capable of being assigned a value in monetary terms.


noun

  1. something tangible, especially a tangible asset.

tangible

/ ˈæԻəə /

adjective

  1. capable of being touched or felt; having real substance

    a tangible object

  2. capable of being clearly grasped by the mind; substantial rather than imaginary

    tangible evidence

  3. having a physical existence; corporeal

    tangible assets

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. often plural a tangible thing or asset
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌٲԲˈٲ, noun
  • ˈٲԲ, adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of tangible1

First recorded in 1580–90; from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tang(ere) “to touch” + -ibilis -ible; tangent ( def )
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of tangible1

C16: from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tangere to touch
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Example Sentences

Throughout the book, as years wear on and the camps fester, Jen and Ursula both reckon with tangible documents to unlock ugly secrets and forge a new future.

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We get this real sense of depth and dimension; this scene of robots in nature feels magical because it’s tangible.

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Through them, he has felt the tangible impacts his grand slam created.

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“Doing all that makes those dreams a little more tangible sometimes.”

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He had his World Series ring with him at the time, Jenks told MLB.com in February, but all the other tangible memories of his baseball career are gone.

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