tactility

noun

tac·​til·​i·​ty tak-ˈti-lə-tē How to pronounce tactility (audio)
1
: the capability of being felt or touched
2
: responsiveness to stimulation of the sense of touch

Examples of tactility in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Optional haptic feedback adds tactility, and the keyboard kept up with fast input better than expected. Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 23 June 2023 But if the lattice-free keyboard lacked distinct tactility, capacitive touch buttons are only worse. Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 4 Jan. 2024 Still, their strain of minimalism has some inherent warmth, mostly because of the grain of the various woods, the tactility of the few pale fabrics throughout and the way that every surface seems to absorb and capture light in a city that’s famous for being dark. Kurt Soller Alexis Armanet, New York Times, 7 Nov. 2023 One way to read the sculptural tactility of the spring collections—such as Glenn Martens’s wired pieces and Junya Watanabe’s collages—is as a response, or riposte, to the glossy perfection of AI. Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2023 On the need for carmakers to strike a balance between touch and tactility, Mohr believes there is no definitive right or wrong answer. WIRED, 6 Sep. 2023 Yet the standard chassis setup is a better fit for the car's GT comportment and feels more natural without impeding the LC's tactility. Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 18 May 2023 The look that resulted is oddly soft but dense, brimming with visual tactility, the paper beneath often assuming a spongy glow. Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2023 The curves of the stair cast graceful shadows onto the otherwise pristine and reflective white finish of the stair and surrounding walls, a constantly shifting and contrasting play of light that adds an additional layer of tactility. Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 16 Aug. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1659, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of tactility was in 1659

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“Tactility.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tactility. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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