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haptic

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈhæptɪk/
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -æptɪk

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to the sense of touch.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tactile

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of or relating to haptics (“the study of user interfaces that use the sense of touch”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • haptic data
  • a tactile reflex

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tactile, tactual

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἁπτικός (haptikós, “able to come in contact with”), from ἅπτω (háptō, “to touch”) + -ικός (-ikós, suffix forming adjectives from nouns).

Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: осезателен (osezatelen) — of or relating to the sense of touch
  • Chinese Mandarin: 觸覺的 /触觉的 (chùjué de) — of or relating to the sense of touch
  • Czech: hmatový — of or relating to the sense of touch
  • Dutch: haptisch — of or relating to the sense of touch
  • Finnish: haptinen — of or relating to the sense of touch
  • French: tactile — of or relating to the sense of touch
  • Galician: táctil — of or relating to the sense of touch
  • German: haptisch — of or relating to the sense of touch
  • Greek: απτικός (aptikós) — of or relating to the sense of touch
  • Italian: aptico — of or relating to the sense of touch
  • Persian: لامسهای — of or relating to the sense of touch
  • Polish: haptyczny — of or relating to the sense of touch
  • Polish: dotykowy — of or relating to the sense of touch
  • Portuguese: tátil — of or relating to the sense of touch
  • Portuguese: táctil — of or relating to the sense of touch
  • Russian: такти́льный (taktílʹnyj) — of or relating to the sense of touch
  • Russian: осяза́тельный (osjazátelʹnyj) — of or relating to the sense of touch
  • Russian: гаптический (gaptičeskij) — of or relating to the sense of touch
  • Serbo-Croatian: haptički — of or relating to the sense of touch
  • Serbo-Croatian: taktilni — of or relating to the sense of touch
  • Spanish: táctil — of or relating to the sense of touch
  • Spanish: háptico — of or relating to the sense of touch
  • Swedish: haptisk — of or relating to the sense of touch
  • Swedish: taktil — of or relating to the sense of touch
  • Chinese Mandarin: 觸覺介面的 /触觉介面的 (chùjué jièmiàn de) — of or relating to haptics
  • Dutch: haptisch — of or relating to haptics
  • Finnish: haptinen — of or relating to haptics
  • French: haptique — of or relating to haptics
  • Greek: απτικός (aptikós) — of or relating to haptics
  • Italian: aptico — of or relating to haptics
  • Polish: haptyczny — of or relating to haptics
  • Portuguese: háptico — of or relating to haptics
  • Russian: тактильный (taktilʹnyj) — of or relating to haptics
  • Serbo-Croatian: haptički — of or relating to haptics
  • Spanish: háptico — of or relating to haptics
  • Swedish: haptisk — of or relating to haptics