tangível

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin tangibilis (“tangible; touchable”), from tangō (“to touch”), from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g- (“to touch”). By surface analysis, tanger +‎ -ível.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɐ̃ˈʒi.vew/ [tɐ̃ˈʒi.veʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɐ̃ˈʒi.vɛl/ [tɐ̃ˈʒi.vɛɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɐ̃ˈʒi.vɛl/ [tɐ̃ˈʒi.vɛɫ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɐ̃ˈʒi.bɛl/ [tɐ̃ˈʒi.βɛɫ]

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ivɛl
• Hyphenation: tan‧gí‧vel

Adjective

tangível m or f (plural tangíveis)

1. tangible; touchable (able to be touched or felt; perceptible by the sense of touch)

   Synonyms: concreto, corpóreo, palpável, sensível, tocável

   Antonyms: intangível, intocável

2. tangible (possible to be treated as fact; real or concrete)

   Synonyms: certo, claro, concreto

   Antonym: intangível

Related terms

• tanger
• tangibilidade
• tangida
• tangido
• tangimento
• tangivelmente