adj. 1. a. Discernible by the touch; palpable: a tangible roughness of the skin. b. Possible to touch. c. Possible to be treated as fact; real or concrete: tangible evidence. 2. Possible to understand or realize: the tangible benefits of the plan. 3. Law Relating to or being property of a physical nature, such as land, objects, and goods. n. 1. Something palpable or concrete. 2. tangibles Property having a physical form. [Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tangere, to touch; see tag- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] tan′gi·bili·ty, tangi·ble·ness n. tangi·bly adv. |
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