English Dictionary: tangible | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Tangible \Tan"gi*ble\, a. [L. tangibilis, fr. tangere to touch: cf. F. tangible. See {Tangent}.] 1. Perceptible to the touch; tactile; palpable. --Bacon. 2. Capable of being possessed or realized; readily apprehensible by the mind; real; substantial; evident. [bd]A tangible blunder.[b8] --Byron. Direct and tangible benefit to ourselves and others. --Southey. -- {Tan"gi*ble*ness}, n. -- {Tan"gi*bly}, adv. |