adjective · of, relating to, affecting, or having a sense of touch. a tactile organ. tactile stimuli · rare. capable of being touched; tangible.

​connected with the sense of touch; using your sense of touch. tactile stimuli; visual and tactile communication; tactile fabric (= pleasant to touch) ...

If something is tactile, it has a surface that is pleasant or attractive to touch: Her paintings have a very tactile quality.

(tæktaɪl , US -təl ) 1. adjective. If you describe someone as tactile, you mean that they tend to touch other people a lot when talking to them.

connected with the sense of touch; using your sense of touch; tactile stimuli; visual and tactile communication; tactile fabric (= pleasant to touch)

There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective tactile. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

tactile · adjective. of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch. “a tactile reflex”. synonyms: haptic, tactual · adjective. producing a sensation ...

[more tactile; most tactile] formal. : relating to the sense of touch. The thick brushstrokes give the painting a tactile quality. visual and tactile ...

Adjective · Tangible; perceptible to the sense of touch. · Used for feeling. · Of or relating to the sense of touch. 1892, William James, Psychology (Briefer ...