tangible
tan‧gi‧ble /ˈtændʒəbəl, ˈtændʒɪbəl/
adjective
OPP intangible:
The scheme must have tangible benefits for the unemployed.
tangible evidence/proof
He has no tangible evidence of John’s guilt.
2. tangible assets/property property such as buildings, equipment etc
3. technical if something is tangible, you can touch or feel it:
The silence of the countryside was almost tangible.
—tangibly adverb
—tangibility /ˌtændʒəˈbɪləti, ˌtændʒɪˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountable]
tan‧gi‧ble /ˈtændʒəbəl, ˈtændʒɪbəl/
adjective Date: 1500-1600
Language: Late Latin
Origin: tangibilis, from Latin tangere 'to touch'
1. clear enough or definite enough to be easily seen or noticed Language: Late Latin
Origin: tangibilis, from Latin tangere 'to touch'
OPP intangible:
tangible evidence/proof
2. tangible assets/property property such as buildings, equipment etc
3. technical if something is tangible, you can touch or feel it:
—tangibly adverb
—tangibility /ˌtændʒəˈbɪləti, ˌtændʒɪˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountable]