2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: tangibleness n : the quality of being perceivable by touch [syn: {tangibility}, {palpability}] [ant: {intangibility}, {intangibility}]
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