tactile
adj/ˈtæktaɪl/ · /ˈtæktəl/
Etymology Borrowed from Middle French tactile, from Latin tactilis (“that may be touched, tangible”), from tangere (“to touch”).
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.
- Antonyms
- intangible, intouchable, untouchable
- Derived terms
26 terms
audiotactile, chemotactile, electrotactile, entactogen, mechanotactile, nontactile, orotactile, pedotactile, pneumotactile, Protactile, tactile ground surface indicator, tactilely, tactile necrophiliac, tactile paving, tactile paving slab, tactile walking surface indicator, tactility, tactilize, tactilometric, tactilometry, teletactile, teletactility, thermotactile, untactile, vibrotactile, visuotactile- Hypernyms
- perceptible, substantial