tangibilityn.
/tandʒɪˈbɪlɪti/ a. The state or quality of being tangible; perceptibility to the touch; tangibleness.
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the world > physical sensation > touch and feeling > quality of being tangible > [noun]
palpability1601
touchableness1620
tactility1660
tangibility1665
touch1684
tangibleness1727
tactuality1858
the world > existence and causation > existence > materiality > [noun] > matter or corporeal substance > state of being cognizable by the senses
tangibility1665
tangibleness1727
phenomenality1806
1665 M. Nedham Medela Medicinæ 99 As if they did touch after the gross manner of tangibilitie.
1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. v. 770 Tangibility and Impenetrability, were elsewhere made by him, the very Essence of Body.
1823 S. T. Coleridge Table-talk 3 Jan. Define a vulgar ghost... It is visibility without tangibility.
b. With a and plural: A tangible thing or matter.
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the world > existence and causation > existence > materiality > [noun] > thing or material object > collectively
material1587
corporeals1647
corporal1659
matter1690
materiality1811
tangibility1849
1849 H. Miller Foot-prints of Creator 255 Cut off..from all the tangibilities of the real waking-day world.
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