Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The property of being tangible, or perceptible to the touch or sense of feeling; tangibleness.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality or state of being tangible.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The property of being
tangible .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the quality of being perceivable by touch
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Examples
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I fear that removing that tangibility from the film will remove our connection to the apes and their struggle and subsequent uprising.
Fox Reveals Big APES PREQUEL Details « Giant Killer Squid - Film, Comics, News, Reviews and more 2010
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(known as tangibility), could be of no educational value.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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Ideally, any such market appropriately discounts value based upon considerations such as tangibility, contingency, etc.
Why not qualify the taking away of virtual objects as theft? 2008
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In spite, however, of its evident advantages, many years went by before the new system obtained recognition, even in countries where, for lack of "tangibility" in the existing systems, the use of books in the class-room had been almost unknown.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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+ (2) its "tangibility", or efficiency in impressing the sense of touch, enabling the blind not only to read but also to write;
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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A lot of it has to do with the tangibility of the reward.
Matthew Yglesias » Health Scares Reduce Smoking, But Not Obeisity 2009
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The application of these laws is yet unknown; their utility in serving as a solution to this problem is unlikely considering the issue lies not with knowing behaviors are wrong and doing it anyway, but from ignorance of the tangibility of its consequences and the broadcast power of technology.
Christina Gagnier: Are the Kids All Right? The "Digital Natives" Christina Gagnier 2011
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Near the horizon the sun was smouldering dimly, almost obscured by formless mists and vapors, which gave an impression of mass and density without outline or tangibility.
LOVE OF LIFE 2010
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Near the horizon the sun was smouldering dimly, almost obscured by formless mists and vapors, which gave an impression of mass and density without outline or tangibility.
LOVE OF LIFE 2010
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With producer Neal Moritz and writer John August on board, a Preacher film became a distant tangibility.
Sam Mendes Off PREACHER? « Giant Killer Squid - Film, Comics, News, Reviews and more 2010
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