English Explanatory Dictionary

tactile

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Tangible; perceptible to the sense of touch.
  2. Used for feeling.
  3. Of or relating to the sense of touch.
  4. Prone to touching people or things.

Pronunciation

/ˈtæktaɪl/ /ˈtæktəl/ en-uk-tactile.ogg

Word forms

tactile more tactile most tactile

Etymology

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

Synonyms

palpable tactile tangible touchable

Antonyms

intangible intouchable untouchable

Related words

haptic palpable touchable

Derived words

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
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