Merriam Webster iconMerriam WebsterSep 25, 2026 ~1 min source read

tactile

See the entry > Examples: “Streaming music services are great and their recommendation engines will serve up endless new tracks for listening. Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 25, 2026 is: tactile • \TAK-tul\ • adjective Tactile typically describes something, such as a sensation or experience, relating to the sense of touch.

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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 25, 2026 is: tactile В• \TAK-tul\В В• adjective Tactile typically describes something, such as a sensation or experience, relating to the sense of touch.

It can also be used specifically to describe something that is perceptible by touch.

See the entry > Examples: “Streaming music services are great and their recommendation engines will serve up endless new tracks for listening.

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See the entry > Examples: “Streaming music services are great and their recommendation engines will serve up endless new tracks for listening. Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 25, 2026 is: tactile • \TAK-tul\ • adjective Tactile typically describes something, such as a sensation or experience, relating to the sense of touch. It can also be used specifically to describe something that is perceptible by touch.

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  • Vinyl records have a tactile appeal.” вЂ" Mike Snider, USA Today, 17 Apr.
  • In light of tactile having tangere for a touchstone, its dual senses of “perceptible by touch” and “of, relating to, or b...

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