Tangibleness

Tangibleness
Tangible Tan"gi*ble, a. [L. tangibilis, fr. tangere to touch: cf. F. tangible. See {Tangent}.] 1. Perceptible to the touch; tactile; palpable. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

2. Capable of being possessed or realized; readily apprehensible by the mind; real; substantial; evident. ``A tangible blunder.'' --Byron. [1913 Webster]

Direct and tangible benefit to ourselves and others. --Southey. [1913 Webster] -- {Tan"gi*ble*ness}, n. -- {Tan"gi*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • tangibleness — noun see tangible I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • tangibleness — See tangibility. * * * …   Universalium

  • tangibleness — noun The characteristic of being tangible …   Wiktionary

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  • tangibleness — n. capability of being felt or touched, quality of being real or substantial …   English contemporary dictionary

  • tangibleness — tan·gi·ble·ness …   English syllables

  • tangibleness — noun the quality of being perceivable by touch • Syn: ↑tangibility, ↑palpability • Ant: ↑impalpability (for: ↑palpability), ↑intangibility (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • palpability — noun the quality of being perceivable by touch • Syn: ↑tangibility, ↑tangibleness • Ant: ↑impalpability, ↑intangibility (for: ↑tangibility) • Derivati …   Useful english dictionary

  • tangibility — noun the quality of being perceivable by touch • Syn: ↑tangibleness, ↑palpability • Ant: ↑impalpability (for: ↑palpability), ↑intangibility • Derivation …   Useful english dictionary

  • Tactility — Tac*til i*ty, n. [Cf. F. tactilit[ e].] The quality or state of being tactile; perceptibility by touch; tangibleness. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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