“tangible”

Definitions

• adjective

  perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch

  Synonyms: touchable, actual, apparent, appreciable, assets, atoms, bodily, circumstances, clear, concrete, corporeal, detectable

  Antonyms: intangible

  • Example:“skin with a tangible roughness”

• adjective

  capable of being treated as fact

  Synonyms: real

  • Example:“tangible evidence”
  • Example:“His brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor.”

• adjective

  (of especially business assets) having physical substance and intrinsic monetary value

  Antonyms: intangible

  • Example:“tangible property like real estate”
  • Example:“tangible assets such as machinery”

• adjective

  capable of being perceived; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt

  Synonyms: palpable

  • Example:“a barely palpable dust”
  • Example:“… felt sudden anger in a palpable wave”