Added 9 October 2026 tangency noun Categories: Describing WordsThingsRare Words noun ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about tangency at Wordnik → Where our words come from → The state of being tangent; an instance of (something) being tangent. Related Words: contacttangentialitytanginesstangiblenesstannessattiguousnesstwistinesstangibilitytensetactualitytanglednessattingence Back to today's word