tangible

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

adjective perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch
adjective capable of being treated as fact
adjective (of especially business assets) having physical substance and intrinsic monetary value

Borrowed from Middle French tangible, from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tangere (“to touch”)

It is tangible and transparent. — A Stable for Nightmares; or, Weird Tales, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Here at last was tangible corroboration. — The Lost World, Arthur Conan Doyle
It was MEMORY--RETROSPECTION--wrought into visible, tangible form. — The Innocents Abroad, Mark Twain

touchable

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