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tangible
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French tangible, from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tangere (“to touch”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?tæn(d)??b(?)l/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?tænd??b?l/
- Rhymes: -ænd??b?l
- Hyphenation: tan?gi?ble
Adjective
tangible (comparative more tangible, superlative most tangible)
- Touchable; able to be touched or felt; perceptible by the sense of touch
- Synonym: palpable
- Possible to be treated as fact; real or concrete.
- Comprehensible by the mind; understandable.
Synonyms
- (touchable): See also Thesaurus:tactile
- (possible to be treated as fact): Thesaurus:substantial
- (comprehensible by the mind): See also Thesaurus:comprehensible
Antonyms
- intangible
Translations
Noun
tangible (plural tangibles)
- A physical object, something that can be touched.
- Real or concrete results.
- Yes, but what are the tangibles?
See also
- real
- palpable
- touch
Anagrams
- belating, bleating
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tango.
Adjective
tangible (masculine and feminine plural tangibles)
- tangible
Antonyms
- intangible
Derived terms
- tangibilitat
- tangiblement
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tango.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t??.?ibl/
Adjective
tangible (plural tangibles)
- tangible
Derived terms
- tangiblement
Related terms
- intangible
- tangibilité
Further reading
- “tangible” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tango.
Adjective
tangible (plural tangibles)
- tangible
- Antonym: intangible
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distinct
English
Etymology
From Middle English distincte, from Old French, from Latin distinctus, past participle of distinguere (“to distinguish”); see distinguish.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d?s?t??kt/
- Rhymes: -??kt
Adjective
distinct (comparative more distinct, superlative most distinct)
- Capable of being perceived very clearly.
- Different from one another (with the preferable adposition being "from").
- Noticeably different from others; distinctive.
- Separate in place; not conjunct or united; with from.
- (obsolete) Distinguished; having the difference marked; separated by a visible sign; marked out; specified.
- (obsolete) Marked; variegated.
Synonyms
- (capable of being perceived very clearly): clear, vivid; see also Thesaurus:distinct
- (different from one another): different, separate, several (obsolete)
- (noticeably different): characteristic, distinctive, prominent
- (separate in place): discrete, individual, noncontinuous, separate
- (distinguished): specified
- (marked): patterned; see also Thesaurus:marked
Antonyms
- (capable of being perceived very clearly): confusing, indistinct; see also Thesaurus:indistinct
- (different from one another): same, indistinguishable
Derived terms
- distinctly
- distinctness
Related terms
- distinction
- distinctive
- distinguish
- distinguished
- distinguishable
- distinguishness
- extinct
Translations
Further reading
- distinct in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- distinct in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin distinctus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dis.t??/, /dis.t??kt/
- Homophone: distincts
Adjective
distinct (feminine singular distincte, masculine plural distincts, feminine plural distinctes)
- distinct
- discrete
Related terms
- distinguer
Further reading
- “distinct” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French distinct, Latin distinctus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dis?tinkt/
Adjective
distinct m or n (feminine singular distinct?, masculine plural distinc?i, feminine and neuter plural distincte)
- distinct
Declension
Related terms
- distinctive
- distinc?ie
- distinge
Further reading
- distinct in DEX online - Dic?ionare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
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