tangible

English

Etymology

Borrowed fromMiddle Frenchtangible,fromLate Latintangibilis,fromLatintangere(“to touch”).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation)IPA^(key):/ˈtænd͡ʒɪb(ə)l/
(General American)IPA^(key):/ˈtænd͡ʒəbəl/
Audio(General American): (file)
Rhymes:-ændʒɪbəl
Hyphenation:tan‧gi‧ble

Adjective

tangible(comparativemoretangible,superlativemosttangible)

Touchable;able to betouchedorfelt;perceptibleby the sense oftouch.
Synonyms:palpable;see alsoThesaurus:tactile
Perceptible;able to beperceived.
Synonyms:seeThesaurus:perceptible
- 2019January 7, “Exploring the SCP Foundation: Pattern Screamers” (0:11 from the start), inThe Exploring Series‎^[1],archived fromthe originalon11 January 2023:
  While the SCP universe is, of course, filled with things that we would certainly not consider "real", most of the SCPs aretangibleor perceivable in some way.
Able to betreatedasfact;realorconcrete.
Synonyms:seeThesaurus:substantial
- 2021May 15, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 0-1 Leicester”, inBBC Sport‎^[2]:
  And for Rodgers, who cleaned up with Celtic in Scotland, this was another significant addition to his CV, as his expert guidance of Leicester - who are in a strong position to finish in the Premier League's top four and face Chelsea again at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday - now has atangiblereward in the shape of the FA Cup.
- 2024September 26, Orianna Rosa Royle,Bosses are firing Gen Z grads just months after hiring them—here’s what they say needs to change‎^[3]:
  Leaders say they have struggled with the latest generation'stangiblechallenges, including being late to work and meetings often, not wearing office-appropriate clothing, and [not] using language appropriate for the workspace.
Comprehensibleby themind;understandable.
Synonyms:seeThesaurus:comprehensible

Antonyms

intangible

Derived terms

tangible asset

Translations

touchable, palpable

Afrikaans:tasbaar
Bulgarian:осезаем(bg)m(osezaem)
Catalan:tangible(ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin:Khả xúc mạc đích/Khả xúc mạc đích
Danish:materiel
Dutch:tastbaar(nl)
Finnish:kouriintuntuva(fi),käsin kosketeltava
French:tangible(fr)morf,palpable(fr)
Galician:tanxible(gl),tanxíbel(gl)
German:greifbar(de),erfühlbar
Greek:απτός(el)(aptós),αισθητός(el)m(aisthitós),χειροπιαστός(el)m(cheiropiastós)
Hebrew:מוחשי(he)m(muchashi)
Hungarian:tapintható(hu),anyagi(hu),materiális(hu),tárgyi(hu),érzékelhető(hu)
Italian:tangibile(it),palpabile(it)
Latin:tactilis
Maori:whaikiko,ōkiko
Norwegian:følbar
Bokmål:materiell

Nynorsk:materiell
Old English:grāpiendlīċ
Persian:ملموس(fa)(malmus)
Polish:namacalny(pl)m,dotykalny(pl)m
Portuguese:tangível(pt)
Romanian:tangibil(ro)m,palpabil(ro)m
Russian:осяза́емый(ru)(osjazájemyj),ощути́мый(ru)(oščutímyj)
Spanish:tangible(es),palpable(es)
Swedish:påtaglig(sv),handgriplig(sv)

possible to be treated as fact

Afrikaans:konkreet
Bulgarian:конкретен(bg)m(konkreten),веществен(bg)m(veštestven)
Chinese:
Mandarin:Thiết thật đích/Thiết thật đích
Danish:håndgribelig,konkret(da)
Dutch:concreet(nl)
Finnish:kouriintuntuva(fi),todellinen(fi),aineellinen(fi)
Galician:tanxíbel(gl)morf
German:konkret(de)
Greek:ενυπόστατος(el)m(enypóstatos)
Hungarian:kézzelfogható(hu),tárgyi(hu),materiális(hu)
Italian:tangibile(it)
Norwegian:håndgripelig,konkret(no)
Polish:konkretny(pl)m
Portuguese:tangível(pt)
Russian:реа́льный(ru)(reálʹnyj),конкре́тный(ru)(konkrétnyj),осяза́емый(ru)(osjazájemyj),ощути́мый(ru)(oščutímyj),заме́тный(ru)(zamétnyj)

comprehensible by the mind; understandable

Afrikaans:verstaanbaar(af)
Bulgarian:разбираем(bg)m(razbiraem)
Chinese:
Mandarin:Minh xác đích/Minh xác đích
Dutch:begrijpelijk(nl)
Finnish:ymmärrettävä(fi)
Galician:entendíbel(gl)morf
German:erfassbar(de),fassbar(de),begreifbar(de)
Greek:αντιληπτός(el)m(antiliptós)
Hungarian:érthető(hu),felfogható(hu)
Italian:tangibile(it)
Norwegian:begripelig,forståelig(no),fattbar
Polish:zrozumiały(pl)m
Russian:поня́тный(ru)(ponjátnyj)

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