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tangible
What does tangible mean?
tangible (adjective): touchable; able to be touched or felt; perceptible by the sense of touch.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use tangible in a sentence?
How do you pronounce tangible?
/ˈtændʒəbəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does tangible come from?
Borrowed from Middle French tangible, from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tangere (“to touch”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are antonyms of tangible?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “tangible” mean?
happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface
Not quite: that's what internal means.
without humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or disposition
Not quite: that's what serious means.
touchable; able to be touched or felt; perceptible by the sense of touch
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no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
Not quite: that's what lost means.
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