tactility

English

noun
Definitions
  • The condition of being tactile relating to or able to be perceived by the sense of touch.
  • The ability to feel pressure or pain through touch.

Etymology

Suffix from English tactile root from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g- (touch, take hold of).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*teh₂g-

Gloss

touch, take hold of

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji
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