Touch, Feel, Sense: tact, tang

Learn these words derived from the roots tact, tang, meaning "touch."
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  1. contact
    the act of touching physically
  2. intact
    undamaged in any way
  3. intangible
    incapable of being perceived by the senses, especially touch
  4. tact
    consideration in dealing with others
  5. tactful
    having a sense of what is considerate in dealing with others
  6. tactfully
    in a considerate, careful, and appropriate manner
  7. tactical
    pertaining to detailed maneuvers to achieve objectives
  8. tactics
    a plan for attaining a particular goal
  9. tactile
    of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch
  10. tactless
    lacking what is considerate in dealing with others
  11. tangent
    a line that touches a curve at only one point
  12. tangential
    of superficial relevance if any
  13. tangible
    perceptible by the senses, especially the sense of touch
Created on Thu Jun 05 20:46:46 EDT 2025 (updated Fri Jun 06 18:35:04 EDT 2025)

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