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tangible
tangible /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
   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]