tangible

An object or feeling that's real and can be touched is tangible.

When people talk about something being tangible, they usually mean it's physical and exists in the world around them. For example, a rock on your desk is tangible because you can pick it up and feel its weight. A photograph of someone is also tangible because you can hold it and look at their face. But if you're thinking about a memory from when you were a kid, that's not something you can touch – it's more intangible. In business or economics, the word tangible might be used to describe profits or goods that are real and concrete, as opposed to ideas or promises.