tangible C1 Topic:Describing People US /ˈtæn.d͡ʒə.bəl/ UK /ˈtæn.d͡ʒɪ.b(ə)l/ See IPA manual Freq #18049 Meanings 1 adj capable of being treated as fact Tangible evidence. 2 adj perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch Skin with a tangible roughness. 3 adj having physical substance and intrinsic monetary value, of especially business assets Tangible property like real estate can fluctuate in value. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · capable of being treated as... real 2 adj · perceptible by the senses... touchable More concretephysicaltactilecorporealpalpable ↔ Opposites intangibleimmaterialconceptualinsubstantialillusoryphantomicphantomlike Word family Related forms palpablerealtouch Common collocations tangible property Adjective + noun Etymology Borrowed from Middle French tangible, from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tangere (“to touch”) *teh₂g- Proto-Indo-European tangible Middle French tangibilis la-lat tangere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing People Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # tangible **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈtæn.d͡ʒə.bəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtæn.d͡ʒɪ.b(ə)l/ **Frequency rank:** 18049 ## Meanings 1. capable of being treated as fact 2. perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch 3. having physical substance and intrinsic monetary value, of especially business assets ## Examples - Tangible evidence. - Skin with a tangible roughness. - Tangible property like real estate can fluctuate in value. ## Synonyms - real - touchable - concrete - physical - tactile - corporeal - palpable ## Antonyms - intangible - immaterial - conceptual - insubstantial - illusory - phantomic - phantomlike ## Related Forms - palpable - real - touch ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *teh₂g- - Root: tangible - Root: tangibilis - Root: tangere ## Etymology Borrowed from Middle French tangible, from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tangere (“to touch”) ## Topics - Describing People - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown