tactile

Questions about tactile

What does tactile mean?

tactile means "of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in tactile?

tactile has 2 syllables: ta-ctile. The stress falls on "ta". In IPA it is /ˈtæktɪl/.

What is another word for tactile?

Close synonyms include haptic, tactual, tactual. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is tactile a common word?

tactile is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.