1. of or connected with the sense of touch: "vocal and visual signals become less important as tactile signals intensify"
▪ perceptible by touch or apparently so; tangible: "she had a distinct, almost tactile memory"
▪ designed to be perceived by touch: "tactile exhibitions help blind people enjoy the magic of sculpture"
▪ (of a person) given to touching others, especially as an unselfconscious expression of sympathy or affection:"he took her in his arms—he's a very tactile person"
Word Originearly 17th century (in the sense ‘perceptible by touch, tangible’): from Latin tactilis, from tangere ‘to touch’.
