haptic C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈhæptɪk/ UK /ˈhæptɪk/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj relating to the sense of touch or tactile perception The new controller gives haptic feedback when you grip the wheel. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · relating to the sense of... tactiletactual ↔ Opposites visualauditory Word family Derived forms hapticshaptically Related forms haptics Etymology AI details From Ancient Greek haptikos ('able to touch or grasp'), from haptesthai ('to touch, fasten on'), from haptein ('to fasten'). haptikos Ancient Greek haptein Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # haptic **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈhæptɪk/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈhæptɪk/ ## Meanings 1. relating to the sense of touch or tactile perception ## Examples - The new controller gives haptic feedback when you grip the wheel. ## Synonyms - tactile - tactual ## Antonyms - visual - auditory ## Derived Forms - haptics - haptically ## Related Forms - haptics ## Roots and Affixes - Root: haptikos - Root: haptein ## Etymology From Ancient Greek haptikos ('able to touch or grasp'), from haptesthai ('to touch, fasten on'), from haptein ('to fasten'). ## AI Etymology haptic comes from Ancient Greek haptikos ('able to touch or grasp'), from haptesthai ('to touch, fasten on'), from haptein ('to fasten'). The path is chiefly one of transmission: the word passes through the named languages and forms, with each stage preserving part of the modern shape. In present English, the adjective sense is "relating to the sense of touch or tactile perception", so the historical development ends in a clearly identifiable modern dictionary use. The same base also appears in related forms such as haptics, and in derivatives such as haptics and haptically. Its semantic neighborhood includes tactile and tactual, which helps locate the modern sense without adding a separate etymological claim. The named historical forms include Ancient Greek haptikos and Ancient Greek haptein. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown