Tangible — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch

capable of being treated as fact

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈændʒɪbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈandʒɪbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈandʒɪbəl/

2 syllables Say it as /tˈændʒɪbəl/.

Examples

skin with a tangible roughness
tangible evidence
his brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

touchable palpable real

Antonyms

impalpable intangible

Parts of Speech

adjective	perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch “skin with a tangible roughness”
adjective	capable of being treated as fact “tangible evidence”
adjective	(of especially business assets) having physical substance and intrinsic monetary value “tangible property like real estate”
adjective	capable of being perceived; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt “a barely palpable dust”

Word Forms

tangibleness	noun	the quality of being perceivable by touch
tangibility	noun	the quality of being perceivable by touch
reality	noun	the state of the world as it really is rather than as you might want it to be

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

greifbar

wahrnehmbar durch die Sinne, insbesondere durch den Tastsinn

🇮🇹Italian

tangibile

percepibile dai sensi, in particolare dal senso del tatto

🇳🇱Dutch

tastbaar

waarneembaar door de zintuigen, vooral de tastzin

🇵🇹Portuguese

tangível

perceptível pelos sentidos, especialmente o sentido do tato

🇷🇺Russian

заметный

воспринимается органами чувств, особенно осязанием

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मूर्त

इंद्रियों द्वारा विशेष रूप से स्पर्श की इंद्रिय द्वारा बोधगम्य

🇧🇩Bengali

বাস্তব

ইন্দ্রিয় বিশেষ করে স্পর্শ ইন্দ্রিয় দ্বারা উপলব্ধি করা যায়

🇮🇳Tamil

உறுதியான

புலன்கள் குறிப்பாக தொடு உணர்வு மூலம் உணரக்கூடியது

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రత్యక్షమైన

ఇంద్రియాలు ముఖ్యంగా స్పర్శ ఇంద్రియాల ద్వారా గ్రహించబడతాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

मूर्त

इंद्रियांद्वारे जाणण्यायोग्य, विशेषत: स्पर्शाची भावना

🇮🇳Gujarati

મૂર્ત

ઇન્દ્રિયો દ્વારા સમજી શકાય છે, ખાસ કરીને સ્પર્શની ભાવના

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೂರ್ತ

ಇಂದ್ರಿಯಗಳಿಂದ ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಸ್ಪರ್ಶದ ಇಂದ್ರಿಯಗಳಿಂದ ಗ್ರಹಿಸಬಹುದಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മൂർത്തമായ

ഇന്ദ്രിയങ്ങൾ, പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് സ്പർശനബോധം എന്നിവയാൽ മനസ്സിലാക്കാവുന്നത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਠੋਸ

ਇੰਦਰੀਆਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਅਨੁਭਵੀ ਖਾਸ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਸਪਰਸ਼ ਦੀ ਭਾਵਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹھوس

حواس کے ذریعہ قابل ادراک خاص طور پر لمس کے احساس سے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

有形

可以通过感官尤其是触觉来感知

🇯🇵Japanese

有形

感覚、特に触覚によって認識される

🇰🇷Korean

명백한

감각, 특히 촉각으로 인지할 수 있는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hữu hình

được cảm nhận bằng giác quan, đặc biệt là xúc giác

🇹🇭Thai

จับต้องได้

รับรู้ได้ด้วยประสาทสัมผัส โดยเฉพาะการสัมผัส

🇮🇩Indonesian

nyata

dapat dirasakan oleh indra khususnya indera peraba

🇵🇭Filipino

nasasalat

mahahalata ng mga pandama lalo na ang pandama

🇲🇾Malay

ketara

boleh dilihat oleh deria terutamanya deria sentuhan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ملموس

يمكن إدراكها بالحواس وخاصة حاسة اللمس

🇮🇷Persian

ملموس

توسط حواس به ویژه حس لامسه قابل درک است

🇹🇷Turkish

somut

duyularla, özellikle dokunma duyusuyla algılanabilir

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוּחָשִׁי

מורגש על ידי החושים במיוחד חוש המישוש

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