tangible

adj.

1. 1. Discernible by the touch; palpable: a tangible roughness of the skin.
   2. Possible to touch.
   3. Possible to be treated as fact; real or concrete: tangible evidence.
2. Possible to understand or realize: the tangible benefits of the plan.
3. Law. That can be valued monetarily: tangible property.

n.

1. Something palpable or concrete.
2. tangibles Material assets.

[Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tangere, to touch.]

tangibility tan'gi·bil'i·ty or tan'gi·ble·ness n.
tangibly tan'gi·bly adv.

adjective

1. Discernible by touch: palpable, tactile, touchable. See touch/not touch.
2. Composed of or relating to things that occupy space and can be perceived by the senses: concrete, corporeal, material, objective, phenomenal, physical, sensible, substantial. See body/spirit, matter.
3. Having verifiable existence: concrete, objective, real, substantial, substantive. See real/imaginary.

adj

Definition: real, concrete
Antonyms: abstract, conceptual, imperceptible, intangible, unreal

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Possessing a physical form that can be touched or felt.

Tangible refers to that which can be seen, weighed, measured, or apprehended by the senses. A tangible object is something that is real and substantial. An automobile is an example of tangible personal property.

IN BRIEF: Perceptible by touch.

It is never wise to seek or wish for another's misfortune. If malice or envy were tangible and had a shape, it would be the shape of a boomerang. — Charley Reese.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - følelig, håndgribelig, rørlig
n. - følelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
tastbaar

Français (French)
adj. - tangible
n. - chose tangible

Deutsch (German)
adj. - greifbar, handfest, fühlbar
n. - Sachanlagen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - χειροπιαστός, απτός, ψηλαφητός, πραγματικός, αισθητός
n. - (οικον.) υλικό στοιχείο ενεργητικού

Italiano (Italian)
tangibile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - tangível, palpável, real
n. - algo que é evidente ou palpável

Русский (Russian)
ощутимый, осязаемый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - tangible, concreto, palpable
n. - tangible, concreto, palpable

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - påtaglig, gripbar, handgriplig, verklig, faktisk, reell
n. - materiell tillgång, realsäkerhet

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
实体的, 有形的, 明白的, 有形资产

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 實體的, 有形的, 明白的
n. - 有形資產

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 만져서 알 수 있는, 실체적인
n. - 유형 자산, 만질 수 있는 것

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 触知できる, 実体的な, 具体的な, 明白な
n. - 有形資産

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) حقيقي, ملموس, (الاسم) شيء ملموس, أو حقيقي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮ברור, ממשי, מוחשי, משיש, ניתן למישוש, מוגדר, ריאלי‬
n. - ‮ברבים: נכסים‬

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