How do you pronounce tactile?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtæktaɪl/.

tactile

/ˈtæktaɪl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.10 in modern English

Syllables: tac-tile
IPA: /ˈtæktaɪl/

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Meaning

adj

Tangible; perceptible to the sense of touch.

adj

Used for feeling.

adj

Of or relating to the sense of touch.

adj

Prone to touching people or things.

Example Sentences

"tactile method of reading"
"The delicacy of the tactile sense varies on different parts of the skin; it is greatest on the forehead, temples and back of the forearm."
"tactile illusion"

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French tactile, from Latin tactilis (“that may be touched, tangible”), from tangere (“to touch”).

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: *teh₂g-, tactile, tactilis

Inflected Forms

more tactile (comparative) most tactile (superlative)

Derived Forms

audiotactile chemotactile electrotactile entactogen mechanotactile nontactile orotactile pedotactile pneumotactile Protactile tactilely tactility

Phrases

tactile graphics tactile ground surface indicator tactile necrophiliac tactile paving tactile paving slab tactile walking surface indicator

Frequently Paired Words

haptic palpable touchable

Synonyms

palpable tactile tangible touchable tactual haptic

Antonyms

intangible intouchable untouchable

Rhymes With

dactyl fractal