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(Latin: a suffix; can be done, worthy of being, able to be, tending to, capacity for)
tangibility (noun)
1. That which can be perceived or recognized by touch.
2. Something that can be easily known with the senses.
2. Something that can be easily known with the senses.
tangible (adjective), more tangible, most tangible
1. Concerning something which can be seen or experienced; especially, by being touched or easily noticed: When Jerome received his statement from the bank, he was shocked to find that his tangible balance of interest for his financial statement had decreased in value.
2. Etymology: from Latin tangibilis, "that may be touched" from tangere "to touch."
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2. Etymology: from Latin tangibilis, "that may be touched" from tangere "to touch."
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tangibly (adverb)
1. A descriptive term for being capable of clearly mentally understanding the real thing rather than some imaginary thing.
2. A reference to that which is real or actual, rather than imaginary or visionary: "There are tangibly beneficial things that result from sunshine."
2. A reference to that which is real or actual, rather than imaginary or visionary: "There are tangibly beneficial things that result from sunshine."
visible
1. Possible to see, capable of being seen by, or perceptible to, the eyes: "The stars are visible tonight."
2. Frequently seen in the public; noticeable, conspicuous.
3. On hand; available: "We have a visible supply of books for our research."
4. Constructed or designed to keep information or an item in view or able to be readily brought to sight.
5. Represented visually, as with symbols.
6. Etymology: from Old French visible, from Latin visibilis, "that which may be seen"; from visus, past participle of videre, "to see".
2. Frequently seen in the public; noticeable, conspicuous.
3. On hand; available: "We have a visible supply of books for our research."
4. Constructed or designed to keep information or an item in view or able to be readily brought to sight.
5. Represented visually, as with symbols.
6. Etymology: from Old French visible, from Latin visibilis, "that which may be seen"; from visus, past participle of videre, "to see".
