adj · 6 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.
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/ˈtæktaɪl/
/ˈtæktəl/
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rhymes with -æktəl
CMU ARPABET:T AE1 K T IH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:T AE1 K T AY2 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Tangible; perceptible to the sense of touch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
tactile method of reading
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Used for feeling.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Of or relating to the sense of touch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
tactile illusion
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adj
Meaning 4
Prone to touching people or things.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective
Meaning 5
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: haptic, tactual
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
producing a sensation of touch
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
tactile qualities
the tactual luxury of stroking silky human hair
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tactual
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French tactile, from Latin tactilis (“that may be touched, tangible”), from tangere (“to touch”).
Across languages
Translations
39 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
осезателен
(osezatelen)
— tangible
Catalan:
tàctil
— tangible
Danish:
taktil
— tangible
Danish:
følbar
— tangible
French:
tactile
— tangible
Galician:
táctil
— tangible
German:
fühlbar
— tangible
Greek:
απτός
(aptós)
— tangible
Greek:
ψηλαφητός
(psilafitós)
— tangible
Manx:
bentynagh
— tangible
Portuguese:
tátil
— tangible
Serbo-Croatian:
опипљив
(opipljiv)
— tangible
Serbo-Croatian:
тактилан
(taktilan)
— tangible
Spanish:
táctil
— tangible
Turkish:
elle tutulur
— tangible
Bulgarian:
осезателен
(osezatelen)
— used for feeling
Catalan:
tàctil
— used for feeling
German:
taktil
— used for feeling
Greek:
αισθητός
(aisthitós)
— used for feeling
Turkish:
dokunulur
— used for feeling
Asturian:
táctil
— of, or relating to the sense of touch
Bulgarian:
тактилен
(taktilen)
— of, or relating to the sense of touch
Catalan:
tàctil
— of, or relating to the sense of touch
Danish:
taktil
— of, or relating to the sense of touch
Galician:
táctil
— of, or relating to the sense of touch
German:
fühlbar
— of, or relating to the sense of touch
German:
taktil
— of, or relating to the sense of touch
Greek:
απτός
(aptós)
— of, or relating to the sense of touch
Indonesian:
taktil
— of, or relating to the sense of touch
Norwegian Bokmål:
taktil
— of, or relating to the sense of touch
Norwegian Nynorsk:
taktil
— of, or relating to the sense of touch
Occitan:
tactil
— of, or relating to the sense of touch
Polish:
dotykowy
— of, or relating to the sense of touch
Spanish:
táctil
— of, or relating to the sense of touch
Turkish:
dokunsal
— of, or relating to the sense of touch
Turkish:
dokunmayla ilgili
— of, or relating to the sense of touch
Turkish:
taktil
— of, or relating to the sense of touch
Turkish:
dokunma duyusuna ilişkin
— of, or relating to the sense of touch
Turkish:
dokunma duyusuyla algılanabilen
— of, or relating to the sense of touch