tangibility C2 Topic:Senses & Perception US /ˌtændʒəˈbɪləti/ UK /ˌtændʒɪˈbɪlɪti/ See IPA manual Freq #338627 Meanings 1 noun the quality of being perceptible by touch The philosopher treated color and tangibility as sensory qualities of extension. 2 noun the quality of being concrete, definite, or real rather than abstract A working prototype gave the proposal a new tangibility. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of being... palpabilitytouchability 2 noun · the quality of being... concretenesssubstantiality ↔ Opposites intangibilityabstractness Word family Related forms tangibletouch Etymology Formed from tangible + -ity. Tangible comes from Late Latin tangibilis, 'that may be touched,' from Latin tangere, 'to touch.' Topics Senses & Perception External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # tangibility **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌtændʒəˈbɪləti/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌtændʒɪˈbɪlɪti/ **Frequency rank:** 338627 ## Meanings 1. the quality of being perceptible by touch 2. the quality of being concrete, definite, or real rather than abstract ## Examples - The philosopher treated color and tangibility as sensory qualities of extension. - A working prototype gave the proposal a new tangibility. ## Synonyms - palpability - concreteness - substantiality ## Antonyms - intangibility - abstractness ## Related Forms - tangible - touch ## Etymology Formed from tangible + -ity. Tangible comes from Late Latin tangibilis, 'that may be touched,' from Latin tangere, 'to touch.' ## Topics - Senses & Perception markdown