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Meaning of 'tangible' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Tangible [ a.]
- Perceptible to the touch; tactile; palpable.
- Capable of being possessed or realized; readily apprehensible by the mind; real; substantial; evident.

Meaning of 'tangible' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . tangible [ a]
Meaning (1):
- capable of being perceived; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt
Example in sentence:
  • a barely palpable dust;
  • a palpable lie;
  • felt sudden anger in a palpable wave;
  • the air was warm and close--palpable as cotton
Meaning (2):
- perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch
Example in sentence:
  • skin with a tangible roughness
Meaning (3):
- (of especially business assets) having physical substance and intrinsic monetary value
Example in sentence:
  • tangible assets such as machinery;
  • tangible property like real estate
4 . tangible [ s]
Meaning (4):
- capable of being treated as fact
Example in sentence:
  • his brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor;
  • tangible evidence

Nearby Words:

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