tactile definition - Dictionary

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adjective

Definition:

1. of touch: relating to or used for the sense of touch

2. tangible: capable of being perceived by the sense of touch

3. pleasant to touch: pleasing or interesting to the sense of touch

4. habitually touching people: inclined to touch people a lot, e.g. while talking to them

5. arts apparently three-dimensional: giving an illusion of physical solidity and tangibility

[Early 17th century. Directly or via French< Latin tactilis< tactus (see tact)]

tac·tile·ly adverb

tac·til·i·ty [ tak tíllətee ] noun