different between tangible vs sensable
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
sensable
English
Etymology
sense +? -able
Adjective
sensable (comparative more sensable, superlative most sensable)
- Capable of being sensed; perceptible, tangible.
- 2011, E.E. 'Doc' Smith, Stephen Goldin, Getaway World
- Although his mind remained aware that he was physically seated within a sensable booth, all his senses told him that he was experiencing the story that was happening around him.
- 2011, E.E. 'Doc' Smith, Stephen Goldin, Getaway World
- Misspelling of sensible.
- 2010, "American" (username), Great, Intellegent Brain Twister, Yahoo Movies, 2010-07-20, accessed on 2011-10-26:
- Put on your thinking cap and go see an intellegent[sic], intensly[sic] well thought out noir/science fiction film with a plot that makes sensable, practical use of phenominal[sic] special effects.
- 2010, "American" (username), Great, Intellegent Brain Twister, Yahoo Movies, 2010-07-20, accessed on 2011-10-26:
Anagrams
- ableness, beanless, blaeness
sensable From the web:
- what sensible means
- what's sensible heat
- what's sensible in english
- what sensible perspiration
- what's sensible in french
- what does sensible mean
- what does sensible
- sensible cooling
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