tactile
[ tak-til, -tahyl ]
/ ˈtæk tɪl, -taɪl /
adjective
of, pertaining to, endowed with, or affecting the sense of touch.
perceptible to the touch; tangible.
Origin of tactile
1605–15; < Latin
tāctilis tangible, equivalent to
tāct(us) (past participle of
tangere to touch) +
-ilis
-ile
OTHER WORDS FROM tactile
tac·til·i·ty [tak-til-i-tee] /tækˈtɪl ɪ ti/, noun non·tac·tile, adjective non·tac·til·i·ty, noun un·tac·tile, adjectiveWords nearby tactile
Example sentences from the Web for tactility
In adaptation to the darkness, in which there is only luminescence that eyes could use, there is a great development of tactility.
The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) |J. Arthur ThomsonThe picture contains movement in the vital sense, and possesses a tactility as great as a Giorgione done with modern means.
Modern Painting, Its Tendency and Meaning |Willard Huntington Wright
British Dictionary definitions for tactility
tactile
/ (ˈtæktaɪl) /
adjective
of, relating to, affecting, or having a sense of touch
a tactile organ; tactile stimuli
rare
capable of being touched; tangible
Derived forms of tactile
tactility (tækˈtɪlɪtɪ), nounWord Origin for tactile
C17: from Latin
tactilis, from
tangere to touch
Medical definitions for tactility
tactile
[ tăk′təl, -tīl′ ]
adj.
Perceptible to the sense of touch; tangible.
Used for feeling.
Of, relating to, or proceeding from the sense of touch; tactual.
Scientific definitions for tactility
tactile
[ tăk′təl, tăk′tīl′ ]
Used for or sensitive to touch.