tactility

noun

tac·​til·​i·​ty tak-ˈti-lə-tē How to pronounce tactility (audio)
1
: the capability of being felt or touched
2
: responsiveness to stimulation of the sense of touch

Examples of tactility in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Besides, the show looks gorgeous, with practical sets and a sense of tactility that brings to the original trilogy. Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 4 June 2024 But a soft, thin piece of rubber offers less resistance, tactility, and sound than mechanical switches do. Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 27 Mar. 2024 Stella wanted to continue where Picasso had left off and show that abstract painting could have the fullness — the satisfying tactility — of the real world. Deborah Solomon, New York Times, 5 May 2024 The spectre of tactility, if not tactility itself, reminds the viewer that there are thousands of people behind these postcards, and thousands of hours over the course of twenty years were spent creating them. Hazlitt, 3 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tactility 

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Word History

First Known Use

1659, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of tactility was in 1659

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“Tactility.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tactility. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.

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