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tangibility

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tan⋅gi⋅ble

  [tan-juh-buhl]
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–adjective
1. capable of being touched; discernible by the touch; material or substantial.
2. real or actual, rather than imaginary or visionary: the tangible benefits of sunshine.
3. definite; not vague or elusive: no tangible grounds for suspicion.
4. (of an asset) having actual physical existence, as real estate or chattels, and therefore capable of being assigned a value in monetary terms.
–noun
5. something tangible, esp. a tangible asset.
Origin:
1580–90; < LL tangibilis, equiv. to L tang(ere) to touch + -ibilis -ible

Related forms:
tan⋅gi⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, tan⋅gi⋅ble⋅ness, noun
tan⋅gi⋅bly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. palpable, corporeal. 2. certain, genuine, perceptible. 3. specific.
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tan·gi·ble   (tān'jə-bəl)   
adj.  

    1. Discernible by the touch; palpable: a tangible roughness of the skin.

    2. Possible to touch.

    3. Possible to be treated as fact; real or concrete: tangible evidence.

  2. Possible to understand or realize: the tangible benefits of the plan.

  3. Law That can be valued monetarily: tangible property.

n.  

  1. Something palpable or concrete.

  2. tangibles Material assets.


[Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tangere, to touch; see tag- in Indo-European roots.]
tan'gi·bil'i·ty, tan'gi·ble·ness n., tan'gi·bly adv.
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Main Entry: tan·gi·ble
Pronunciation: 'tan-j&-b&l
Function: adjective
: capable of being perceived esp. by the sense of touch
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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