TANGIBLE

tangible. Tangible, a. perceptible by the touch, harmless

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Tan″gi‐ble (?), a. [[L. tangibilis, fr. tangere to touch: cf. F. tangible. See Tangent.]] 1. 1. Perceptible to the touch; tactile; palpable. Bacon.
2. 2. Capable of being possessed or realized; readily apprehensible by the mind; real; substantial; evident. “A tangible blunder.” Byron.
Direct and tangible benefit to ourselves and others. Southey. — Tan″gi‐ble‐ness, n. — Tan″gi‐bly, adv.