'Tangible' definitions:
Definition of 'tangible'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch; "skin with a tangible roughness" [syn: tangible, touchable] [ant: impalpable, intangible]
adjective
Capable of being treated as fact; "tangible evidence"; "his brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor" [syn: real, tangible]
adjective
(of especially business assets) having physical substance and intrinsic monetary value ; "tangible property like real estate"; "tangible assets such as machinery" [ant: intangible]
adjective
Capable of being perceived; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt; "a barely palpable dust"; "felt sudden anger in a palpable wave"; "the air was warm and close --palpable as cotton"; "a palpable lie" [syn: palpable, tangible] [ant: impalpable]
Definition of 'Tangible'
From: GCIDE
- Tangible \Tan"gi*ble\, a. [L. tangibilis, fr. tangere to touch: cf. F. tangible. See Tangent.]
- 1. Perceptible to the touch; tactile; palpable. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Capable of being possessed or realized; readily apprehensible by the mind; real; substantial; evident. "A tangible blunder." --Byron. [1913 Webster]
- Direct and tangible benefit to ourselves and others. --Southey. [1913 Webster] -- {Tan"gi*ble*ness}, n. -- {Tan"gi*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'tangible'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- actual,
- apparent,
- appreciable,
- assessed valuation,
- assets,
- assets and liabilities,
- atoms,
- bodily,
- circumstances,
- clear,
- clear as crystal,
- concrete,
- corporeal,
- crystal-clear,
- current assets,
- deferred assets,
- detectable,
- discernible,
- distinct,
- embodied,
- evident,
- explicit,
- express,
- fabric,
- fixed assets,
- frozen assets,
- funds,
- gross,
- indisputable,
- indubitable,
- intangible assets,
- intangibles,
- liquid assets,
- manifest,
- material,
- material assets,
- matter,
- means,
- medium,
- net assets,
- net worth,
- noticeable,
- objective,
- observable,
- obvious,
- open-and-shut,
- ostensive,
- palpable,
- patent,
- perceivable,
- perceptible,
- perspicuous,
- phenomenal,
- physical,
- plain,
- plain as day,
- ponderable,
- quick assets,
- real,
- resources,
- seeable,
- self-evident,
- self-explaining,
- self-explanatory,
- sensible,
- solid,
- somatic,
- stock,
- stock-in-trade,
- stuff,
- substance,
- substantial,
- substantive,
- tactile,
- tangible assets,
- tangibles,
- to be seen,
- touchable,
- unmistakable,
- visible,
- wealth