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tactile

[ tak-til, -tahyl ]

adjective

  1. of, pertaining to, endowed with, or affecting the sense of touch.
  2. perceptible to the touch; tangible.


tactile

/ ˈtæktaɪl; tækˈtɪlɪtɪ /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, affecting, or having a sense of touch

    a tactile organ

    tactile stimuli

  2. rare.
    capable of being touched; tangible
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

tactile

/ tăktəl,tăktīl′ /

  1. Used for or sensitive to touch.
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Derived Forms

  • tactility, noun
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Other Words From

  • tac·til·i·ty [tak-, til, -i-tee], noun
  • non·tactile adjective
  • nontac·tili·ty noun
  • un·tactile adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tactile1

1605–15; < Latin tāctilis tangible, equivalent to tāct ( us ) (past participle of tangere to touch) + -ilis -ile
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tactile1

C17: from Latin tactilis, from tangere to touch

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