Tangible vs Earthly - What's the difference?
tangible | earthly |
Touchable; able to be touched or felt]]; perceptible by the sense of [[touch#Noun, touch; palpable.
Possible to be treated as fact; real or concrete.
Comprehensible by the mind; understandable.
Relating to the earth or this world, as opposed to heaven.
* Milton
* Bible, Phil. iii. 19
(negative, informal) (Used to put an emphasis)
* Alexander Pope
Made of earth; earthy.
(UK, colloquial) A slightest chance (of success etc.) or idea (about something).
* 1974 , (GB Edwards), The Book of Ebenezer Le Page , New York 2007, p. 315:
As adjectives the difference between tangible and earthly
is that tangible is touchable; able to be touched or felt]]; perceptible by the sense of [[touch#noun|touch; palpable while earthly is relating to the earth or this world, as opposed to heaven.As nouns the difference between tangible and earthly
is that tangible is real or concrete results while earthly is (uk|colloquial) a slightest chance (of success etc) or idea (about something).As an adverb earthly is
in an earthy manner.tangible
English
Adjective
(en adjective)See also
* real * palpable * touchAnagrams
* * ----earthly
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- earthly joys
- This earthly load / Of death, called life.
- whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things
- What earthly benefit can be the result?
- (Holland)
See also
* worldlyNoun
(earthlies)- ‘Then I didn't have a chance when I stood you a drink?’ I said. ‘Not an earthly !’ she said and laughed; but when I left she kissed me good-night.