tactile
/ˈtæktaɪl/
tactile adjective: tangible; perceptible to the sense of touch.
Adjective
tactile (comparative more tactile, superlative most tactile)
- Tangible; perceptible to the sense of touch.
- tactile method of reading
- Used for feeling.
- 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
- Prone to touching people or things.
tactile meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada
tactile in Tamil
- தொடு உணர்வு, தொட்டுணரல்
tactile in Urdu
- لمسی, لمسہ, مرئی, واضح
tactile in Malayalam
- തൊടാവുന്ന, സ്പർശനവിഷയകമായ, തെളിവായ
tactile in Kannada
- ಸ್ಪರ್ಶಜ್ಞಾನದ, ಸ್ಪರ್ಶ ಸಂಬಂಧೀ
More languagesFewer languages
- tactile in Gujarati
- સ્પર્શેન્દ્રિય
- tactile in Indonesian
- taktil
Examples of tactile in a sentence
- Weymouth: The station (and also Upwey) has had tactile paving laid on the platform edges.
- Television and other "electric media" are oral-auditory, tactile, visceral, and involve the individual almost without volition.
- For research on tactile technologies and feedback, participants with anaphia can have a negative impact on potentially positive results.
Synonyms of tactile
Antonyms
- intangible
- intouchable
- untouchable
Forms of tactile
| comparative | more tactile |
|---|---|
| superlative | most tactile |
Origin of tactile
Borrowed from Middle French tactile, from Latin tactilis (“that may be touched, tangible”), from tangere (“to touch”).
Words formed from tactile
- audiotactile
- chemotactile
- electrotactile
- entactogen
- mechanotactile
- nontactile
- orotactile
- pedotactile
- pneumotactile
- Protactile
- tactile graphics
- 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
Phrases with tactile
Words that rhyme with tactile
Questions about tactile
- What does tactile mean?
- Tactile means tangible; perceptible to the sense of touch.
- What is tactile in Tamil?
- Tactile in Tamil is தொடு உணர்வு, தொட்டுணரல். See Tactile meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is tactile?
- Tactile is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce tactile?
- Tactile is pronounced /ˈtæktaɪl/.
Words near tactile in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: tactile (page history and authors); tactile (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); tactile (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); tactile (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); tactile (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); tactile (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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