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tangibleness

tangibleness

7.5
The state of being able to be touched or felt
  • noun
  • /ˈtændʒəblnəs/
translation icon : tangibilidad
  • She doubted the tangibleness of his promises, demanding something she could actually see or touch.

Examples

  • The tangibleness of the sculpture made it more engaging for the blind visitors.

  • The tangibleness of the fabric impressed the designer.

  • Philosophers often debate the tangibleness of abstract concepts like love or justice.

  • Can you appreciate the tangibleness of this sculpture?

  • The tangibleness of the sculpture made it more engaging for the blind visitors.

  • She doubted the tangibleness of his promises, demanding something she could actually see or touch.

  • Can you appreciate the tangibleness of this sculpture?

Synonyms

physicality
vstangibleness
7 5.9

A clear feeling of the body and its movement

means touch perceivability specifically, not bodily movement or presence
concreteness
vstangibleness
1 5.0

Being about real, specific things you can see or imagine

focuses specifically on touch perceivability rather than general reality
tangibility
vstangibleness
1 6.1

How easily something can be touched

is identical in meaning but differs as a noun form
physicalness
vstangibleness
1 7.2

Being made of things you can touch

refers to being perceivable by touch rather than mere material existence
palpability
vstangibleness
8.1

How easy something is to feel by touch

is the neutral quality of being touch perceivable rather than emphasizing ease
tactuality
vstangibleness
  • Specialized
9.9

How something feels when you touch it

is the quality of being touch perceivable rather than the act of experiencing it

Antonyms

intangibility
1 8.3

Something you cannot touch, like an idea or feeling

How Tangible

materiality
3 7.9
tangibleness
7.5

Surface Forms

tangibleness singular
tangibleness plural

Morphology

tangibleness = tangible (transparent) = tangible + ness

Standard noun formation from the adjective 'tangible' with '-ness' yielding the quality or state; meaning is directly predictable.

Etymology

Tangibleness comes from the old Latin root tangere, which means 'to touch', and the ending -ness, which makes a state or quality. So, tangibleness is the 'state of being touchable', which is why we use it for things you can feel with your hands.