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Added 9 October 2026

tangible

/ˈtæn.d͡ʒɪ.b(ə)l/ adjective

In Latin: tactilis Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about tangible at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Touchable; able to be touched or felt; perceptible by the sense of touch.
Perceptible; able to be perceived.
Able to be treated as fact; real or concrete.

noun

A physical object; something that can be touched.
Real or concrete results.
Yes, but what are the tangibles?

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French tangible, from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tangere (“to touch”)

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