Tangible

Definition capable of being touched; discernible by the touch; material or substantial. real or actual, rather than imaginary or visionary

Pronunciation tan-juh-buh l

Synonyms corporeal palpable certain genuine real

Forms Tangibility Tangibly

Origin Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tangere, to touch; see tag- in Indo-European roots

tangible - perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch; "skin with a tangible roughness" touchable concrete - capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary; "concrete objects such as trees"concrete impalpable, intangible - incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch; "the intangible constituent of energy"- James Jeans2.tangible - capable of being treated as fact; "tangible evidence"; "his brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor"impalpableintangible real concrete - capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary; "concrete objects such as trees"3.tangible - (of especially business assets) having physical substance and intrinsic monetary value ; "tangible property like real estate"; "tangible assets such as machinery"concrete business enterprise, commercial enterprise, business - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business"business enterprisecommercial enterprisebusiness intangible - (of especially business assets) not having physical substance or intrinsic productive value; "intangible assets such as good will"4.tangible - capable of being perceived; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt; "a barely palpable dust"; "felt sudden anger in a palpable wave"; "the air was warm and close--palpable as cotton"; "a palpable lie"intangible palpable perceptible - capable of being perceived by the mind or senses; "a perceptible limp"; "easily perceptible sounds"; "perceptible changes in behavior"perceptible

The fact that he was holding the smoking gun while the dying man cried, "Tom shot me" was tangible evidence that Tom was the murderer. As I entered the room the man inside it shook hands with me, I found out that it was not tangible as I just woke up from my sleep at that moment.