Definitions for tactility-ˈtɪl ɪ ti

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

tac•tileˈtæk tɪl, -taɪl(adj.)

  1. pertaining to or affecting the sense of touch.

  2. perceptible to the touch; tangible.

Origin of tactile:

1605–15; < L tāctilis tangible =ta(n)g(ere) to touch +-tilis -tile

tac•til′i•ty-ˈtɪl ɪ ti(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. tactual sensation, tactility, touch perception, skin perceptiveness(noun)

    the faculty of perceiving (via the skin) pressure or heat or pain

Wiktionary

  1. tactility(Noun)

    The condition of being tactile

  2. tactility(Noun)

    The ability to feel pressure or pain through touch

Webster Dictionary

  1. Tactility(noun)

    the quality or state of being tactile; perceptibility by touch; tangibleness


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