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tangible

tangible

1 3.9
A thing you can see or touch
  • noun
  • /ˈtæn.dʒə.bəl/
translation icon : bien tangible
  • But manufacturing matters less than before; the world was shifting from tangibles to intangibles at the very moment Japan was mastering the tangibles.
  • access to tangibles

See these, these tangibles that are unexpected, those are going to keep popping up.

Examples

  • In the meeting, the team presented their tangible results, including reports and prototypes.

  • Basically, we're buying tangible assets, gold, silver, real estate.

  • And I just absolutely love the concept of having the tangible item to keep forever.

  • Financial assets, tangible assets, what it's your wealth.

  • The problem is most people understand the physically tangible kinds of things.

  • Gone were the old investments in land, oil wells, and other tangibles.

    Academic text (2003)

  • All of the theory crafting we've done so far failed to have any tangible effect on our other tests.

  • I can't eat an algorithm for lunch, but I sure need the tangibles to eat.

    Blog text (21)

  • The artist created several tangible sculptures that visitors could admire and touch.

  • The benefits of the new policy remained tangible, as employees reported increased job satisfaction.

Synonyms

object
vstangible
739 1.0

A thing you can see and touch that is not alive

is about any physical thing whether alive or not rather than abstract items

Antonyms

intangible
22 7.2

Something that cannot be touched and is often a feeling or quality

abstract
16 8.0

A general idea not tied to a specific example

Compounds

tangible goods
1 3.5

Things that you can touch and own, like books or furniture

tangible possession
3.5

A thing you own that you can touch

How Tangible

tangible
1 3.9
concept
∞ 4.5

Surface Forms

tangible singular
tangibles plural

Etymology

The noun tangibles comes from the same Latin root tang- meaning 'to touch', and it simply means physical 'things you can touch' like objects or goods rather than ideas.