Tan"gi*ble*ness

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Tangible \Tan"gi*ble\, a. [L. tangibilis, fr. tangere to touch:
   cf. F. tangible. See {Tangent}.]
   1. Perceptible to the touch; tactile; palpable. --Bacon.
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   2. Capable of being possessed or realized; readily
      apprehensible by the mind; real; substantial; evident. "A
      tangible blunder." --Byron.
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            Direct and tangible benefit to ourselves and others.
                                                  --Southey.
      [1913 Webster] -- {Tan"gi*ble*ness}, n. -- {Tan"gi*bly},
      adv.
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