different between tangible vs phenomenal
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
tangible From the web:
- what tangible means
- what tangible assets to invest in
- what tangible and intangible
- what tangible things are important to you
- what tangible assets
- what do tangible mean
- what's tangible
phenomenal
English
Alternative forms
- phænomenal (archaic)
Etymology
phenomenon +? -al
Adjective
phenomenal (comparative more phenomenal, superlative most phenomenal)
- (colloquial) Very remarkable; highly extraordinary; amazing.
- (sciences) Perceptible by the senses through immediate experience.
- (philosophy) Of or pertaining to the appearance of the world, as opposed to the ultimate nature of the world as it is in itself.
Synonyms
- (very remarkable): awesome (slang)
Derived terms
- phenomenal world
- transphenomenal
Translations
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “phenomenal”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
phenomenal From the web:
- what phenomenal mean
- what phenomenon
- what phenomenon keeps the lungs inflated
- what phenomena are associated with oxidizers
- what phenomena can cause metamorphism
- what phenomena are associated with black holes
- what phenomenon is caused by the convection of air
- what phenomenon is always captured in a map
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