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touchable

adj · 2 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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  • /ˈtʌt͡ʃəbəl/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Capable of being touched; tangible or palpable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • skin with a tangible roughness

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tangible

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English touchable, toucheable, equivalent to touch + -able.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: осезаем (osezaem) — Capable of being touched
  • Catalan: tocable — Capable of being touched
  • Chinese Mandarin: 可触的 — Capable of being touched
  • Esperanto: tuŝebla — Capable of being touched
  • Finnish: konkreettinen — Capable of being touched
  • Finnish: käsin kosketeltava — Capable of being touched
  • French: touchable — Capable of being touched
  • Galician: tocábel — Capable of being touched
  • German: berührbar — Capable of being touched
  • Greek: απτός (aptós) — Capable of being touched
  • Irish: inmhothaithe — Capable of being touched
  • Plautdietsch: feelboa — Capable of being touched
  • Portuguese: tocável — Capable of being touched
  • Serbo-Croatian: додирљив — Capable of being touched
  • Serbo-Croatian: dodirljiv — Capable of being touched
  • Spanish: tocable — Capable of being touched
  • Welsh: cyffyrddadwy — Capable of being touched