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Tangibility

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tan·gi·ble  (tnj-bl)
adj.
1.
a. Discernible by the touch; palpable: a tangible roughness of the skin.
b. Possible to touch.
c. 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; see tag- in Indo-European roots.]

tangi·bili·ty, tangi·ble·ness n.
tangi·bly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tangibility - the quality of being perceivable by touch
corporality, corporeality, physicalness, materiality - the quality of being physical; consisting of matter
impalpability, intangibility, intangibleness - the quality of being intangible and not perceptible by touch


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The situation is suggestive of a reality and a tangibility that seem at variance with the vagueness and mystery and ghostliness that one naturally attaches to the character of a god.
She was thrilling with unexpressed love for the mother she had never seen, and this written speech from the grave seemed to give more tangibility to her having ever existed, than did the vision of her.
Near the horizon the sun was smouldering dimly, almost obscured by formless mists and vapors, which gave an impression of mass and density without outline or tangibility.
 
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