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feelable

feelable

4.4
Possible to notice by touch, like roughness or warmth
  • adjective
  • /ˈfiːləbəl/
translation icon : táctil
  • For example, a game like Street Fighter was designed for real, feelable, tactile controls playing on a largish screen.

Something's being not just explicit but, like, feelable, touchable.

Examples

  • The fabric of this blanket is soft and feelable, making it perfect for warmth on chilly nights.

  • The artist used a technique that made the colors practically feelable on the canvas.

  • Something's being not just explicit but, like, feelable, touchable.

  • Burgundy leaves of overarching boughs dropped a feelable shade.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • She held the stone in her hand, appreciating its feelable texture and weight.

Synonyms

tactile
vsfeelable
21 5.1

Relating to the sense of touch

is about being able to be felt itself rather than relating to touch
palpable
vsfeelable
  • Specialized
3 6.8

Able to be felt by touch during a medical exam

is felt by touch in any context, not only during medical checks
touchable
vsfeelable
3 2.5

You can feel it with your hand

has the same meaning but uses a different adjective form
tangible
vsfeelable
1 3.9

A thing you can see or touch

focuses on touch perception rather than on physical object or sight

Antonyms

insensitive
  • Specialized
5 4.5

Not affected by things like touch, heat, or light

How Tangible

solid
325 1.0
tangible
101 4.6
feelable
4.4
intangible
22 7.2

Surface Forms

feelable positive

Morphology

feelable = feel (transparent) = feel + able

A straightforward adjective formed from the verb 'feel' with '-able', indicating that something can be perceived by touch.

Etymology

The word feelable comes from feel + -able, where feel means 'to touch or sense' and -able means 'able to be'. So feelable describes something you can notice by touch or by your senses, like a change in texture or temperature.