different between tangible vs sensable

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)

1. Touchable; able to be touched or felt; perceptible by the sense of touch

   Synonym: palpable

2. Possible to be treated as fact; real or concrete.
3. 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)

1. A physical object, something that can be touched.
2. 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)

1. 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)

1. 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)

1. tangible

   Antonym: intangible

English

Etymology

sense +? -able

Adjective

sensable (comparative more sensable, superlative most sensable)

1. 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.

2. 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.

Anagrams

• ableness, beanless, blaeness