Dictionary

tactile en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• /ˈtæktaɪl/
• /ˈtæktəl/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French tactile, from Latin tactilis (“that may be touched, tangible”), from tangere (“to touch”).

Meanings

1. Tangible; perceptible to the sense of touch.
   • tactile method of reading
2. Used for feeling.
3. Of or relating to the sense of touch.
   • The delicacy of the tactile sense varies on different parts of the skin; it is greatest on the forehead, temples and back of the forearm. 1892, William James, Psychology (Briefer Course)
   • tactile illusion
4. Prone to touching people or things.

Forms

Antonyms

untouchable · intouchable · intangible

Deriveds

mechanotactile · chemotactile · tactilely · teletactility · tactile necrophiliac · tactile paving slab · audiotactile · tactile paving · tactile graphics · tactilize · visuotactile · tactilometry · nontactile · tactilometric · pneumotactile · tactile ground surface indicator · vibrotactile · tactility · teletactile · tactile walking surface indicator · Protactile · pedotactile · electrotactile · thermotactile · untactile · orotactile · entactogen

Hypernyms

perceptible · substantial

Relateds

palpable · haptic · touchable

Synonyms

tangible · tactile · touchable · palpable

Translations (39)

sh тактилан (tangible) · bg осезателен (tangible) · el ψηλαφητός (tangible) · bg тактилен (of, or relating to the sense of touch) · de taktil (of, or relating to the sense of touch) · gv bentynagh (tangible) · es táctil (tangible) · ca tàctil (used for feeling) · tr dokunma duyusuyla algılanabilen (of, or relating to the sense of touch) · fr tactile (tangible) · tr dokunmayla ilgili (of, or relating to the sense of touch) · de fühlbar (of, or relating to the sense of touch) · tr dokunulur (used for feeling) · el απτός (tangible) · da taktil (tangible) · da taktil (of, or relating to the sense of touch) · da følbar (tangible) · gl táctil (tangible) · ast táctil (of, or relating to the sense of touch) · de taktil (used for feeling) · de fühlbar (tangible) · tr dokunma duyusuna ilişkin (of, or relating to the sense of touch) · tr elle tutulur (tangible) · bg осезателен (used for feeling) · id taktil (of, or relating to the sense of touch) · ca tàctil (tangible) · pt tátil (tangible) · nb taktil (of, or relating to the sense of touch) · tr dokunsal (of, or relating to the sense of touch) · nn taktil (of, or relating to the sense of touch) · el αισθητός (used for feeling) · gl táctil (of, or relating to the sense of touch) · el απτός (of, or relating to the sense of touch) · ca tàctil (of, or relating to the sense of touch) · oc tactil (of, or relating to the sense of touch) · tr taktil (of, or relating to the sense of touch) · es táctil (of, or relating to the sense of touch) · pl dotykowy (of, or relating to the sense of touch) · sh опипљив (tangible)