touchable
Can be felt
Touchable describes something that can be physically touched or reached.
More often, it describes someone who seems approachable or accessible rather than distant or aloof: Despite her fame, she remained touchable—willing to chat with fans after shows.
The word appears most frequently in its negation: untouchable suggests either someone beyond reach or, in India's caste system, someone considered too low to touch.
Firm matter state
- physicalOf body or matter
- concreteSolid building mixture
- realTruly existing, not fake
- substantialOf notable size or importance
palpable · material · corporeal · graspable · holdable · handleable · reachable · within reach
Quick to react
- clickableAble to be pressed
- manipulableCapable of being controlled
- playableCapable of being played
- tappableAble to be pressed
swipeable · pressable · adjustable · movable · controllable · engageable · hands-on · user-friendly
Surface tactile quality
- softnessYielding to gentle pressure
- roughnessUneven surface quality
- smoothnessFreedom from irregularity
- warmthHeat you feel
pressure · sensation · caress · stroke · pat · tap · rub · graininess
solid
Firm matter state
substantial · palpable · material · corporeal · graspable · holdable · handleable · reachable · within reach · close
responsive
Quick to react
- clickableAble to be pressed
- manipulableCapable of being controlled
- playableCapable of being played
tappable · swipeable · pressable · adjustable · movable · controllable · engageable · hands-on · user-friendly · intuitive
texture
Surface tactile quality
- softnessYielding to gentle pressure
- roughnessUneven surface quality
- smoothnessFreedom from irregularity
warmth · pressure · sensation · caress · stroke · pat · tap · rub · graininess · slickness
accessible
Able to be reached
down-to-earth · personable · open · inviting · welcoming · human · reachable · available · informal · unintimidating
- physical propertiessolid, texture, weight, mass, surface
- within reachclose, nearby, near, handy, accessible
- UI propertiesclickable, scrollable, draggable, resizable, selectable
- affordancessignifiers, cues, hints, prompts, mappings
- bodyflesh, skin, bones, muscle, bone
- practicalpractical, pragmatic, realistic, sensible, reasonable
touchableintangible
Not physically present
untouchable · incorporeal · impalpable · immaterial · insubstantial
touchableuntouchable
Exempt from criticism or harm
unapproachable · inaccessible · forbidden · off-limits · sacrosanct